Bajan Sweet Bread

Ingredients

• 2½ cups grated coconut
• ½ cup melted butter or margarine
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tbsp shortening
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• ¾ cup Sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 egg - beaten
• 1¼ cup evaporated milk
• 1 tsp almond essence

Directions

1. Grease loaf pans with shortening and pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
2. Mix flour, baking powder,salt,coconut, Sugar and the raisins together in a bowl. Add egg, evaporated milk, margarine and almond essence and mix together well until you have a firm dough.
3. Divide dough in half and fill loaf pans.
4. Mix 2 tablespoons of Sugar and 1 tablespoon of hot water and brush mixture over the loaves.
5. Bake in center of oven for about 1 hour or until skewer inserted into center comes out clean.
6. Let cool in the pans before removing and serving.