Coconut Bread

Ingredients:

2 ? cups grated coconut, ? cup melted butter or margarine, 4 cups flour, 1 tbsp. shortening, 1tbsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt, ? cup of sugar, 1 cup raisins, 1 egg ? beaten, 1 ? cup evaporated milk

Method:

Grease loaf pans with shortening and pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 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 centre of oven for about 1 hour or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool in the pans before removing and serving.