Jamaican Coconut Bread

By á-47

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tea. baking powder
• 1 / 4tea. salt
• 1/2 tea. nutmeg
• 1/2 tea. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups grated coconut
• 1 cup water
• 1 egg
• 4 oz. butter, melted

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Process coconut and water in a food processor or blender until finely grated; add egg, and process. Stir coconut mixture and butter into flour mixture just until moistened. Pour into a lightly greased 9x5 loafpan lined with parchment paper.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack' remove bread from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.