Sweet Bread (Barbados) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon shortening
2 1/2 cups coconut
4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup raisins
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
1/2 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon almond essence
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon hot water

Preparation

Grease two loaf pans with shortening and set your oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the dry ingredients with the raisins in a large bowl.
Add the egg, milk, butter and almond essence. Mix until you have a firm dough.
Divide the dough in half and press down into the loaf pans.
Mix the sugar and hot water and, using a pastry brush, brush the tops of each loaf.
Bake for one hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool, then remove from pans.