Coconut Bread

I’m a huge fan of anything coconut flavored and when I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it. It did not disappoint, but I do feel it needs some tweaking. I like spicy cakes with a little bit of special. And even though this cake is super tasty, it lacks that bit of special.
This friday it was our 6th anniversary. I can’t believe it’s already been six years since we met. He lights up my world, makes me smile when I’m down and he is the best man I have ever met. Up to another 6 years, I can’t wait to spend it with you.
Coconut Bread
adapted from Smitten Kitchen
Ingredients
2 large eggs
300 ml of organic full fat milk
1 vanilla pod
320 grams of all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon table of salt
10 grams of baking powder
3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
200 grams of granulated sugar
140 grams of unsweetened flaked coconut
85 grams of unsalted butter, melted
zest of half a lime
Preparation
Heat oven to 160°C. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and milk.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Add sugar, coconut, vanilla and lime zest, and stir to mix. Make a well in the center, and pour in egg mixture, then stir wet and dry ingredients together until just combined.
Melt butter and add it to the bowl.Stir until smooth. Don’t over mix!
Now get your loaf pan and butter and flour it. Put the batter in the pan and put it in the oven. Bake it for 1 hour to 1,5 hours. If you want to check if it’s done, get a wooden skewer and stab that cake right in the middle. If it’s comes out clean, your cake is done! Take it out of the oven and let it cool for five minutes. Now take it out of the pan, put it on a cooling rack and slice yourself a piece of heaven. (very tasty with a dab of butter)
Note: we added the lime to the recipe after baking, because we think it will give the recipe a little extra zing.
12 Comments
Kimmy @ AfterGlobe // // //
Always love finding gluten free recipes like this! I;ll have to give this a try once we are back home. Looks great and can’t wait.
Angela // // //
Let me if you like it!
Colleen Brynn // // //
Was the lime all it needed to make it super yummy? Can you also substitute in whole wheat or part whole wheat flour?
This looks great. I am not much of a baker… but I love coconut flavoured stuff too, so I may have to try it out!
Nick // // //
We didn’t try the lime yet, it’s a hypothetical ingredient. We added it to the recipe after cooking it for the first time because we think it will help a lot to give it a little extra the next time we bake it. I even think the zest of half a lime is on the safe side, you could use more.
You could try to substitute the regular flour for whole wheat, but it’s going to make the cake a lot more like bread and a lot less like cake. If you do, mix as little as possible to avoid creating too many gluten (which form mostly through kneading).
Becky Padmore // // //
Looks delicious! 🙂
Angela // // //
It is! Found your rolling pin yet?
Gloria // // //
Ooh this sounds absolutely delicious, and I’m loving your beautiful photos as well!
Angela // // //
Thanks so much Gloria! 🙂
my scandinavian home // // //
Looks absolutely perfect – and making my mouth water! Thank you for the recipe. Congratulations on your anniversary 🙂 /Niki
Angela // // //
Thank you! Let me know when you’ve tried it!
Denise // // //
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I’ve subscribed to receive notifications when you post new blogs, but it’s not working and am not getting anything. Just wondering if you’re received similar feedback before.
Cheers
Angela // // //
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