Boija (Coconut Corn Bread)

Ingredients

• •2 1/4 ounce packets active dry yeast
• •3 cups all purpose flour
• •2 cups cornmeal
• •1 cup finely grated coconut
• •2 large ripe bananas, mashed
• •1/2 cup sweet butter, melted & cooled
• •1/2 cup sugar
• •1/2 tsp ground all spice
• •1 tsp salt
• •water to mix

Directions

1. 1Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup lukewarm water.
2. 2Pour into a mixing bowl and add 1/2 the flour to make a sponge. Cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place to rise until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours. 3) Add all the rest of the ingredients & enough water, about 1 cup, to make a stiff batter, beating thoroughly with a wooden spoon to incorporate the sponge evenly.
3. 3Pour into 2 greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Cover loosely with a cloth & leave in a warm place to rise until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 hour.
4. 4Bake in a 350 F oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the bread begins to shrink from the sides of the pan and the top is lightly browned.
5. 5Let cool for a few minutes in the pan. Then, turn out on cake rack to complete cooling.