Hello Foodlanders!

This is my easy bread recipe made with the simplest of ingredients and detailed instructions showing you how to make simple coconut bread from the comfort of your home.
This homemade bread recipe can be made by both beginners and pro bakers. Let us go a baking!

The aroma of freshly baked bread gives that unexplainable joy. Don't be afraid to try this recipe as a beginner. The recipe is pretty easy to follow.

Step 1: Assemble Your Ingredients
Below are the ingredients you'll need to make this yummy bread:

• 2½ cups flour
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1½ tsp active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm coconut milk (you can use normal milk)
• 3 tbsp margarine or butter
• 1 egg
• About 2 tbsp shredded coconut

Pics 1. Shows some of the needed ingredients

Step 2: Activate your yeast

This is a very simple process! Mix about 1 tbsp sugar and coconut milk (or milk) together.

Note: Ensure the coconut milk is not too hot or cold, you need it to be warm so.the yeast can be activated. If you're making normal bread (without coconut), you can mix powdered milk with warm water to get the 1 cup milk.

After mixing the milk and sugar together, sprinkle the yeast on the surface. Cover and allow to sit for about 10 mins. After 10 mins, you will see the yeast pulp on the surface. This here proves that the yeast is activated

Pics 1. This is how an activated yeast looks like

Step 3: Add the Other Ingredients

Add in the egg, remaining sugar, flour and shredded coconut. Don't add the butter yet.
Mix together till a sticky dough is formed. Add in the butter and mix together.

Pics 2, 3 & 4. This shows the flour, egg and butter been added

Step 4: Knead the dough
Kneading is very important for the bread texture. It allows the gluten form, which enable the dough to be light and fluffy. You can either knead by hand or with a dough mixer.

Transfer the sticky dough to a clean and well floured surface. Knead till the dough is soft and elastic. This should take about 10 minutes if one is kneading with the hands.

Pics 1. A well floured surface
Pics 2. Sticky dough on the surface
Pics 3. Dough after 5 mins of kneading with hands
Pics 4. Dough after kneading for 10 mins

Step 5: First Rise
Place the kneaded dough in a greased bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel or cling film and allow to rise for about 50 mins - 1 hr or till it doubles its size.

Pics 1. Kneaded dough in the oiled bowl
Pics 2. Risen dough after 55 mins

You can see the difference. The transformation is just crazy. This is the job of the yeast

Step 6: Punch Down (Deflate) the Dough and Shape It
Punch down the risen dough. This helps the bread have a consistent and good texture.

Shape the dough to your desired shape by cutting into 8 equal parts, rolling and shaping into a ball shape. Place in a greased/floured pan.

Pics 1. Deflated dough
Pics 2. Cut dough
Pics 3. Shaped dough
Pics 4. Coating the dough with coconut milk

Nice one

Step 8: Second Rise
Cover the dough and allow to rise for about 20 - 30 mins in a warm place. This helps with the dough shape and texture.
While the dough is rising, preheat your oven to 180 degree Celsius. You can also use your stove or charcoal oven just ensure that the temperature is not very high or low else you'll end up with a burnt undercooked bread.

Pics 1. Risen dough coated with coconut milk

Step 7: Bake
Coat the surface of the risen dough with egg or milk. Place in your preheated oven and bake for about 25 - 30 mins.
You will know it is fully cooked when the top is golden brown

Pics 2. Bread in the oven

Step 9: Cool and Chow

When cooked, remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 mins. Proceed to remove the bread from the pan onto a cooling rack or plate.

Serve with your preferred spread, egg, akara, moi moi or tea! I had mine with milk and butter

Pics 1. Bread removed from the oven

[b]Note: Remove the baked bread from the pan after 10 mins else it will steam and become soggy. Nobody likes a soggy bread.

Cut the dough into 8 pieces if using a small pan like mine to give room for more proofing of the dough.

See how soft the bread is now
Fluffy and Yummy!
Bon appetit!

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Akposy:
See how soft the bread is now
Fluffy and Yummy!
Bon appetit!

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Pocohantas
Cococandy
Dyt
Hathor
Mariangeles
Prestonn
GboyegaD
Petyprinces
Aeion
OloriofMontreal
Bludickray
Breadplanet
Futurefocus
Plead amongst other....

Coconut bread

Never heard of such before but I’m sure it’s gonna be very tasty.

I’ve been very busy lately but whenever I’m chanced I’ll try baking banana and chocolate bread.

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Lalasticlala Dominique

Wow! This is awesome. I suck at baking though

Akposy:
See how soft the bread is now
Fluffy and Yummy!
Bon appetit!

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Pocohantas

No tag me to food wey you no go give me chop again. I don’t want to lose my temper abeg.

Teach me na.

Akposy:
See how soft the bread is now
Fluffy and Yummy!
Bon appetit!

Well done.
I'm sure it tasted really nice

Plead:


Coconut bread

Never heard of such before but I’m sure it’s gonna be very tasty.

I’ve been very busy lately but whenever I’m chanced I’ll try baking banana and chocolate bread.

I do buy it from bread stores. I decided to make mine and it came out nice.

I love banana bread. I don't think I'll like to try chocolate bread o

pocohantas:


No tag me to food wey you no go give me chop again. I don’t want to lose my temper abeg.

Teach me na.

No vex na

Just go through the recipe I posted up....very easy

bbstarr:
Wow! This is awesome. I suck at baking though

Thanks. You should try this...it's quite easy

Mariangeles:

Well done. I'm sure it tasted really nice

Thanks! Yes it did
Thanks jenifer007

Akposy:
See how soft the bread is now
Fluffy and Yummy!
Bon appetit!
.

Uhhlalalala. Yum yum. Imagine eating that soft bread with thick bournvita or milo.

Nice one, Akposy.

Wow! I'm so going to try this. What kind of butter do you recommend for this, the soft blueband (which is a bit salty) or the harder one? So one doesn't need baking powder to make bread, I didn't know o

I really like how you detailed the steps. Great work

Akposy:

I do buy it from bread stores. I decided to make mine and it came out nice.

I love banana bread. I don't think I'll like to try chocolate bread o

Akposy, how have you been?

pocohantas:


No tag me to food wey you no go give me chop again. I don’t want to lose my temper abeg.

Teach me na.

Thief. Na everything you dey chop

Akposy:

No vex na

Just go through the recipe I posted up....very easy


Thanks. You should try this...it's quite easy

I replied straight from my mentions before seeing your recipe and the topic. Thanks a lot. Now you can continue mentioning me.

Elder0001:

Thief. Na everything you dey chop

Lol. Once I can learn baking, I think I am officially good to go.

pocohantas:



Lol. Once I can learn baking, I think I am officially good to go.

Learn how to bake meat pie or make fish roll first.

Elder0001:


Learn how to bake meat pie or make fish roll first.

Lol. Create thread and teach me fish roll.

pocohantas:


Lol. Create thread and teach me fish roll.

J111333 said I shouldn’t teach you.

dominique:
Wow! I'm so going to try this. What kind of butter do you recommend for this, the soft blueband (which is a bit salty) or the harder one? So one doesn't need baking powder to make bread, I didn't know o

You sound like Ishilove nnem

Mehn, I read this again. Akposy this is cool! You just simplified the baking.

...but I am not fooled.

Maths in class: 2 + 2= ?

Maths in Exam: Poco is 38yrs, she joined NL 20yrs ago, if Poco’s sugar daddy is 62 and her bf is 45, how old is Poco’s phone?

pocohantas:
Mehn, I just read this again. Akposy this is cool! You just simplified the baking.

...but I am not fooled.

Maths in class: 2 + 2= ?

Maths in Exam: Poco is 38yrs, she joined NL 20yrs ago, if Poco’s sugar daddy is 62 and her bf is 45, how old is Poco’s phone?

Her phone is 3years old.

sassysure:
Akposy, how have you been?

Longest time ma. I'm good and you

Mariangeles:


You sound like Ishilove nnem

Am flattered

pocohantas:


I replied straight from my mentions before seeing your recipe and the topic. Thanks a lot. Now you can continue mentioning me.

OloriOfMontreal:


Uhhlalalala. Yum yum. Imagine eating that soft bread with thick bournvita or milo.

Nice one, Akposy.

Thanks boss!