This is a simple bread that uses coconut milk and the grated coconut from fresh dried coconut for a delicious and substantial white bread.
Prepare the dried coconut. I freeze the coconut. This makes it easier to remove from the shell. Slice the nut in convenient pieces and use a food processor to grind with about two cups water. Pulverize the coconut until it is relatively fine. Strain to remove the milk. Reserve the milk and the grated stuff in separate containers.
Flour, 6 or 7 cups, plus more
Water, 1 cup
Yeast, one heaping teaspoon
Salt, one heaping teaspoon
Coconut milk, one cup
Grated coconut, one to two cups
The night before, mix three cups flour, salt, yeast and water. Cover and leave overnight.
Next morning, mix in the coconut milk and grated coconut. Add more flour, three cups, mixing until just incorporated in the dough. No need to knead more than a couple minutes.Add more flour as you knead the dough, until it holds together. Shape into a ball and rest for an hour or so.
Dust a little more flour on the hands so you can handle the dough. Grease a cast iron pot or platter, and put the dough in the middle. Cover and allow it to raise about two hours or until small cracks appear on the surface and the dough has more than doubled.
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Put bread in the middle. Bake for about 40-45 minutes. Turn off heat and leave in the oven for another 10-15 minutes. Cool on a bread board well before slicing.
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| Coconut bread, sliced |
Prepare the dried coconut. I freeze the coconut. This makes it easier to remove from the shell. Slice the nut in convenient pieces and use a food processor to grind with about two cups water. Pulverize the coconut until it is relatively fine. Strain to remove the milk. Reserve the milk and the grated stuff in separate containers.
Flour, 6 or 7 cups, plus more
Water, 1 cup
Yeast, one heaping teaspoon
Salt, one heaping teaspoon
Coconut milk, one cup
Grated coconut, one to two cups
The night before, mix three cups flour, salt, yeast and water. Cover and leave overnight.
Next morning, mix in the coconut milk and grated coconut. Add more flour, three cups, mixing until just incorporated in the dough. No need to knead more than a couple minutes.Add more flour as you knead the dough, until it holds together. Shape into a ball and rest for an hour or so.
Dust a little more flour on the hands so you can handle the dough. Grease a cast iron pot or platter, and put the dough in the middle. Cover and allow it to raise about two hours or until small cracks appear on the surface and the dough has more than doubled.
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Put bread in the middle. Bake for about 40-45 minutes. Turn off heat and leave in the oven for another 10-15 minutes. Cool on a bread board well before slicing.
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| Slice a round bread across the diameter. Then you can slice each half towards the diameter |
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| Slices from half a round bread |
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