Quick Coconut Bread

4 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup canned or fresh coconut milk or plain milk
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups grated unsweetened coconut
1 cup currants or raisins (optional)

Preheat oven to 350F.

Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl. Blend in egg, milk, butter and vanilla. Mix in the grated coconut and the raisins.

Turn out onto a floured board and knead slightly. Shape into two leaves and pat into 2 buttered medium loaf pans.

Bake 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.

rec.food.cooking/Stephanie da Silva/1993