Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. Shortening for greasing pan
- 180 g Brown sugar
- 50 g Shortening
- 50 g Margarine. soft
- 250 g Flour
- 250 g Coconut. grated
- 60 g Raisins
- 60 g Cherries
- 1 tbsp. Nutmeg. grated
- 1 tbsp. Almond essence
- 320 ml Evaporated Milk
- 2 tbsp. Sugar
- ΒΌ tsp. Salt
- 50 ml Water
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Description
Lovely sweet bread, great treat.
Method
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1. Grease 28 cm x 11.5. loaf tins using shortening.
2. Heat oven to 180C (350F).
3. Cream sugar, shortening and margarine together in a bowl.
4. Add flour, salt, grated coconut, raisins and cherries, add nutmeg and mix well.
5. Add almond essence, milk and enough water to get a firm dough.
6. Divide the dough into two and fill loaf tins.
7. Using a knife, cut a diagonal criss-cross pattern on the top. Mix sugar with water and brush the top with it.
8. Bake it for about 1 hour until a skewer inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
9. Leave to cool in the tins, then turn out and serve sliced.
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