How to Make Caribbean Spiced Coconut Bread - with an Irish Twist!

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while regular milk is more accessible.

shredded coconut

🥗Healthier: unsweetened shredded coconut

💰Cheaper: desiccated coconut

Unsweetened coconut reduces sugar content, while desiccated coconut is often cheaper.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while white sugar is a budget-friendly option.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds flavor, while margarine is often less expensive.

Measure out 420 g of strong white bread flour and add it to a bowl.

Add 7 g of yeast and 2 teaspoons of sugar to the flour and stir to combine.

Melt 55 g of butter on low heat.

Measure out 250 ml of milk and add it to the melted butter along with 1 teaspoon of salt, then stir.

Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients, stirring gently to combine into a sticky dough.

Flour your work surface and knead the dough for 10 to 15 minutes until smooth and springy.

Form the dough into a ball and place it in an oiled bowl, cover with cling film or a tea towel, and let it rise for about an hour until doubled in size.

For the filling, melt 50 g of butter and combine it with 150 g of desiccated coconut, 100 g of dark soft brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 0.5 teaspoon of mixed spice, 0.25 teaspoon of nutmeg, and 0.25 teaspoon of cloves in a bowl.

After the dough has risen, turn it out onto a floured surface and divide it into three equal pieces.

Knead each piece again and roll it out to about 1 cm thick.

Melt 50 g of butter and spread it on the rolled-out dough.

Spread the coconut mixture evenly over the dough, leaving a gap at the edges for sealing.

Roll the dough tightly and pinch the ends to seal.

Place the braided dough on a baking tray and cover with a tea towel, letting it rise for another 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 190°C.

Bake the bread for 40 minutes until golden brown and hollow-sounding when tapped.

Prepare the whiskey glaze by combining 1/3 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of whiskey, and 1/4 cup of water in a saucepan and reducing it on low heat until sticky.

Once the bread is baked, transfer it to a wire rack and glaze it with the whiskey glaze while still hot.

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