Coconut Bread

Ingredients

• •1 1/2 coconuts grated
• •3 pounds all purpose flour
• •3 tablespoons yeast
• •1/4 cup warm water
• •1 tablespoon margarine
• •3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• •3 teaspoons salt

Directions

1. 1Chip and grate coconuts. Add approximately 2 1/2 cups of warm water. Mix well. Squeeze out milk.
2. 2Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, add 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon flour, mix well, let rise. Then add remaining ingredients and knead until smooth and satiny.
3. 3If dough is a bit stiff, add a little more coconut milk.
4. 4Set aside in a pan, cover and let rise until double in bulk, about two hours. Divide into portions, depending on the size of the pans for baking, knead and form loaves.
5. 5Place in greased pans to rise again until double in bulk.
6. 6Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 to 45 minutes. When done take out of pan and cool on rack.