Best Toasted Coconut Bread Recipes

SOUTHERN LIVING'S TOASTED COCONUT CREAM CHEESE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Place 3/4 cup pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake 12-15 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 6 minutes. Remove and reserve 1/4 cup toasted pecans.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until fluffy and light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
• Combine flours and next 4 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in bananas, 3/4 cup toasted pecans, and vanilla.
• Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8X4 inch pans.
• Bake at 350°F for one hour or until a long wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and sides of bread pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.
• Meanwhile, cook 1/4 cup cup fat free evaporated milk, 2 TBSP brown sugar and 1 TBSP butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes or until bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut, reserved toasted pecans and 1/2 TSP vanilla extract.
• Remove bread from oven; immediately spread tops lightly with coconut mixture. Broil 51/2 inches from heat 2-3 minutes or until topping starts to lightly brown Cool in pans on wire racks 20 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool 30 minutes before slicing.

TOASTED COCONUT-BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Grease a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center. In a medium mixing bowl combine beaten eggs, mashed bananas, oil, milk, and vanilla; mix well. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just till combined. (The batter should be lumpy.) Fold in toasted coconut.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool thoroughly on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.

TOASTED COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients.
• In a seperate bowl, mix milk, egg, oil and vanilla together.
• Add to dry ingredients.
• Stir until blended.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9x5x3 loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

TOASTED COCONUT PEAR BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Toast coconut for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring once.
• 2. Grease bottom only of a loaf pan.
• 3. In a large bowl, beat sugar, pears, vanilla and egg until well mixed.
• 4. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. By hand, stir 25 to 35 strokes until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in coconut and nuts. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; loosen edges. Remove from pan. Cool completely.

TOASTED COCONUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven 350.
• Grease& flour a 9x5x3" loafpan.
• (dont forget to toast the coconut!).
• In a large mixing bowl,combine the first 5 ingredients.
• Make a well in the center of dough.
• Combine the other ingredients and add to doughy mixture.
• Stir until mixture is evenly moistened.
• Place dough in the prepared loafpan.
• Bake for 1 hour,or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let the bread cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• After removing,let cool on a wire rack.