Best Bahamian Coconut Bread Recipes

BAHAMIAN COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs and remaining 3 ingredients.
• 3. Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients.
• 4. Pour batter into a greased and floured 1-inch cast-iron skillet.
• 5. Bake at 350F for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 6. Cool in skillet.

CARIBBEAN COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with butter.
• Combine flour, sugar, coconut, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; stir once or twice with a wooden spoon. Add eggs, milk, water, oil, coconut extract, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Mix well until batter is blended.
• Pour batter into the greased loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

BAHAMAS - COCONUT BIMINI BREAD

Steps:

• 1. In the mixing bowl of bread machine add all ingredients in order given. Set on dough cycle (just mixing and rising). The dough cycle usually lasts about 1 1/2 hours.
• 2. Or... alternatively, add all ingredients to a large bowl and knead together until a smooth dough forms. Add extra flour if necessary. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours.
• 3. When dough cycle is complete, or dough is approximately doubled in size, remove dough and place in oiled baking pans. You can use a Pullman pan or two bread pans.
• 4. Let dough rise in baking pans for 30 minutes.
• 5. Preheat oven to 350F.
• 6. Slash the top with a sharp knife and then bake for 35 minutes or until browned on top and cooked through.

BAJAN COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Using an icepick, pierce the three soft spots on the coconut. Drain the liquid and store in the refrigerator. Break the coconut into chunks and grate the flesh into a small bowl. You need at least 1 cup; more is even better.
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and coconut flakes.
• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream 1/2 cup of the sugar with the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, then the vanilla.
• Measure out 1/4 cup of the coconut milk and combine it with the milk. Add the liquids to the egg mixture, alternating with the dry ingredients and stirring just until all the ingredients are blended. Spread into the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle the teaspoon of sugar over the dough and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack before slicing.

SWEET COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease five 8x4-inch baking pans.
• Combine brown sugar, coconut, flour, raisins, fruit peel, cherries, baking powder, mixed essence, and nutmeg in a large bowl using a large wooden spoon.
• Combine margarine and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Pour melted mixture into flour mixture, alternating with milk, until batter is just mixed. Add water, a teaspoon at a time, if more moisture is needed.
• Pour batter into the prepared baking pans, smoothing the tops with the back of a wet spoon. Sprinkle white sugar over each loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick or skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Invert onto cooking racks.

BAHAMIAN JOHNNY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 11x15 baking pan and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder and then add the sugar and salt. With your fingers, gently knead in the stick of butter until well incorporated in the mixture. Add in the eggs, vegetable oil, milk and water and mix well with a spoon until the texture of your mixture is between that of a bread dough and the batter of a cake mix, adding more water if necessary.
• Pour mixture into greased pan and bake for 30mins. Brush the melted butter over the top and continue to bake for another 15 mins or until golden brown and butter knife comes out clean from the middle.
• Cut in squares and serve warm with butter or jam.