Bajan Sweet Bread (barbados)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup shortening (or coconut oil)
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 cups flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 1/4 cups grated coconut
• 1/4 cup raisins, chopped
• 1/4 cup dried cherries, chopped
• 1 tablespoon grated nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 1 1/3 cups evaporated milk
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon butter (for pan)
• 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350*f and lightly grease a bread pan. the original recipe calls for 2 bread pans, but the bread doesn't rise at all so it bakes nicely in one pan.
• 2 in a mixer cream together the brown sugar, shortening and butter.
• 3 add flour, salt, grated coconut, raisins, cherries, nutmeg and mix well.
• 4 stir in almond extract, evaporated milk, and water, until a firm dough is formed. (you may need to add additional water.).
• 5 split the dough evenly between the two pans, and use a knife to cut a diagonal criss-cross pattern on the top of each loaf. sprinkle 1 tbsp turbinado sugar over the top of each loaf.
• 6 bake for about 1 hour, until a skewer inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean (or a digital thermometer reads 190*f.) cool completely in the pans before removing.