Coconut Bread

Che Troi Nuoc is a Vietnamese authentic dessert and one of the family favorite recipes cooked by Vinh's mother.
Bread
Brunch
PREP TIME:
15 minutes

SERVES:

4-6

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

65 minutes
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INGREDIENTS
  • 2 Cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1+1/2 tsp coconut extract or vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk or milk
  • 1+1/4 cup sweetened flake cocunut

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
  2. 2.
    Cream sugar, butter and eggs in a mixing bowl.
  3. 3.
    Pour in flour mixture along with buttermilk and coconut extract and continue mixing until all ingredients are wet. Fold in coconut.
  4. 4.
    Sprinkle coconut on top of the loaf before it goes in the oven for added texture.
  5. 5.
    Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45-50 minutes until center tests done.