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May 23, 2015 By Janice Pattie 18 Comments

Date and Coconut Bread

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Easy Homemade Date and Coconut Bread has a subtle sweetness that pairs well with sweet or savoury flavours.
Date and Coconut Bread is a semi-sweet homemade bread that is delicious on its own with butter or spread, makes the most amazing toast and surprisingly goes really well with soups like butternut squash. 

‘Bread with bits’ was the challenge from Jen at Jen’s Food and Michelle at Utterly Scrummy Food for Families for the May Bready Steady Go!  The Bread with Bits challenge is hosted at Utterly Scrummy Food for Families

Now you might not think this bread I made had many bits in it, they are certainly not obvious but you can certainly taste them because this is Date and Coconut Bread.  I seemed to have a surfeit of dates in my cupboard and some desiccated coconut I’d bought for another recipe, it seems like a good combination to go with and I was right.  The bread is slightly sweet but not overpoweringly so.  It is fabulous just with butter or as toast with marmalade, but would also work with cheese or with a soup like a butternut squash or parsnip where there is already some sweetness.

 

Date and Coconut Bread Recipe

Delicious semi-sweet homemade Date and Coconut Loaf is so delicious.

Date and Coconut Bread

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 A semi-sweet homemade bread that makes the very best toast and also goes well with soup. 
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Course Baking
Cuisine British

Ingredients
 

  • 130 g strong white flour
  • 130 g wholemeal flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp fast action yeast
  • 4 tbsp chopped dates
  • 4 tbsp dessicated coconut
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 65 ml milk
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp ground allspice
  • 1 tsp salt.

Instructions
 

  • if you are using a breadmaker with a fruit and nut dispenser put the dates and coconut in the dispenser (see notes)
  • If you are making your bread without a bread machine, then here are the instructions:
  • Mix all ingredients, apart from the dates and coconut, in a large bowl. Make sure  the yeast does not come into direct contact with the salt when you  first add them to the bowl.
  • Knead well until the dough is elastic, smooth and shiny. Cover with a piece of cling film and leave to rise for one hour.
  • Add the dates and coconut  to the dough and knead again for 5 minutes until they are mixed through the dough.
  • Either shape and place into a 450g (1 lb) tin or form into a round and place on a baking tray, leave to prove for an hour in a warm place.
  • Bake at 220C/425F/Gas 7 for 30 minutes until golden-brown. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.

Notes

I made my loaf in the bread maker using the programme for fruit bread.  This meant simply adding all the ingredients except the dates and coconut and using the fruit and nut dispenser to automatically add them in later.
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  1. belleau kitchen says

    May 24, 2015 at 6:12 am

    That looks so great and so wholesome too. I adore hidden coconut in stuff so this bread really appeals to me!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:50 pm

      Thanks Dom, it is so easy to add stuff to bread and makes a nice change.

      Reply
  2. Jen Price says

    May 24, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    I love baking with coconut, it's been ages since I put any in bread though and I have loads in the cupboard from over ordering on online shopping! Will be giving this a go soon. Thanks for joining in with Bready Steady Go 🙂

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    • Janice Pattie says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm

      Definitely a good way to use up coconut. Thanks for a great challenge.

      Reply
  3. Tracy says

    May 25, 2015 at 2:51 am

    Making it tomorrow. I need to buy some more dates first. Does look enticing.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  4. Bintu Hardy says

    May 25, 2015 at 7:15 am

    I am a recent convert to coconut in bread but certainly love it so I know that this will be good.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:52 pm

      Thanks Bintu, I think I am a convert now too!

      Reply
  5. GG says

    May 25, 2015 at 10:37 am

    What a great combination and perfect for a healthy start to the day. GG

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    • Janice Pattie says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      Thanks Amanda.

      Reply
  6. Karen S Booth says

    May 25, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    Now I need bread, and it is a fast day, thanks Janice! 🙂 Looks so tasty and with a wonderful texture too. Karen

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    • Janice Pattie says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      Mine too Karen, there's always tomorrow!

      Reply
  7. Laura KneadWhine says

    May 25, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    Ooh – this sounds like a fantastic combination. I really must get back into a bit of bread making!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      May 25, 2015 at 8:56 pm

      You should Laura. Worth looking at the Bready Steady Go challenge it certainly got me baking bread again.

      Reply
  8. Choclette Blogger says

    May 31, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Ooh coconut in bread, what a splendid idea. This does look rather fabulous and the dates sound an excellent addition. I've got some rather old ones knocking about the place and …

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  9. Johanna GGG says

    June 4, 2015 at 2:28 am

    I love this sound of this – coconut in bread is something I haven't done but want to try

    Reply
  10. Robert Nelson says

    June 23, 2015 at 5:13 pm

    I am super impressed! Way to go! It looks amazing! I will sometime visit in your "Coconut Bread".

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  11. Shirley Adams says

    January 3, 2016 at 8:36 am

    Very good recipe for me, I think, I want to try it out tomorrow, If you can post more images, it would be better, I have read most of the posts from your blog, thanks

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