Easy Coconut Bread Recipe - How to Make Leavened Coconut Bread

I am a very big fan of coconut, and can't seem to find enough ways to use it in the kitchen, so you'll understand why I love this coconut bread recipe so much. These moist, fluffy, spongy coconut bread rolls with yeast are a marvelous way to start your day, or serve alongside any meal.

Why I ❤️ it • Recipe • Video • Ingredients • Preparation

Why I ❤️ it

This Caribbean coconut bread recipe with yeast makes soft melt-in-your-mouth bread rolls, perfect for a tropical-inspired breakfast or light dinner. A great bread-making starter for beginners.

Coconut lovers rejoice and learn how to make coconut bread. This will become a new favorite that tastes lovely with just butter or jam. Of course, you are free to experiment with more ways to serve it.

Coconut bread recipe

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Utensils and tools

• Stand mixer
• Bread roll baking tray

Ingredients for easy coconut bread

• 1 teaspoon instant yeast, make sure it is fresh
• ¼ cup lukewarm water, about body temperature
• 1 teaspoon sugar (white, granulated)
• 2¾ cup all-purpose flour, sifted (plus extra flour to work the dough)
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup dry coconut flakes for garnish (optional)
• 1 large egg

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Preparation

Before starting, please make sure you have all the ingredients and utensils ready.

Step 1: Combine yeast

Mix yeast, ⅓ cup lukewarm water, and sugar. Stir to dissolve the yeast.

Cover with a clean, dark cloth for 10 minutes. After this the mix should be foamy on top, otherwise, your yeast is dead, and you need to get fresh yeast.

Step 2: Kneading the dough

In the mixer bowl mix flour, coconut milk, salt, and the yeast mixture. Knead for 10 minutes using the hook attachment.

You can also knead by hand in a bowl.

Step 3: Covering the dough

Remove the hook and cover the bowl a clean cloth until it doubles in volume (it may take 45 to 70 mins depending on a number of things, including ambient temperature and humidity).

Step 4: Rest the dough

Pour the doubled dough on a floured surface and knead lightly to remove the excess bubbles (no more than a minute).

Step 5: Divide the dough

Divide the dough into 12 portions and make it into balls, sprinkle flour as it becomes necessary to prevent it from sticking too much to your hands and working surface. Sprinkle some flour on a bread roll baking sheet and place the balls on it.

Step 6: Rest the bread rolls

Let the balls rest covered with a clean cloth until they almost double in size (30 to 45 mins).

In the meantime heat oven to 300ºF [150ºC].

Step 7: Paint with eggwash

Make an egg wash by stirring the egg with a wire whisk. Paint the bread with eggwash. Cover the top with the coconut flakes.

Step 8

Bake bread for 20 to 25 minutes (it should be a light golden brown outside). Remove from the oven and serve warm.

Serving suggestions

You can also garnish it with lemon wedges, or add some pomegranate seeds to it for extra fanciness.

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