Bajan Sweet Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Grease loaf pans with shortening and pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
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.
Divide dough in half and fill loaf pans.
Mix 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of hot water and brush mixture over the loaves.
Bake in center of oven for about 1 hour or until skewer inserted into center comes out clean.
Let cool in the pans.