Coconut Bread

Recipe from Bill's Food by Bill Granger

📝 Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 300 ml milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 1/2 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 150 g shredded coconut
• 75 g unsalted butter (melted)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C), and grease and flour a loaf tin.
2. 2Dry Ingredients: Sift the flour and baking powder together into a bowl and add the cinnamon, sugar, and coconut. Stir to combine, and make a well in the centre.
3. 3Wet Ingredients: Whisk the eggs, milk, and vanilla together. Pour into the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
4. 4Add Butter: Add melted butter and stir until the mixture is smooth, being careful not to overmix.
5. 5Bake: Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester comes out clean.
6. 6Cool: Leave in the pan to cool for 5 minutes before removing and placing onto a wire rack to cool.