Coconut Sweet Bread

Ingredients

 * 1  1/2 cup grated coconut
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1 1/2 oz margarine
 * 1/2 cup dried fruit or candied peel
 * 1/4 teasp salt
 * 2  1/2 cups  flour ( Baker's flour )
 * 1 tablesp yeast

Directions

 * 1) Put 1 cup of warm water in a bowl and sprinkle the yeast in, add 1 tablesp of the sugar and 2 tablesps of the flour- Stir well with a for and leave to rise
 * 2) In another bowl mix grated coconut, sugar, salt and softened margarine
 * 3) Add yeast mixture, flour and dried fruit - mix well
 * 4) Grease a bowl lightly with margarine, place dough in and turn once, then cover bowl with a dish towel and let dough rise for 1 hour
 * 5) After one hour, knead dough again, then divide into two equal parts and put into two greased baking tins
 * 6) Cover with towel again and leave to rise until nearly double in size
 * 7) Preheat oven to 350 degr. and bake loaves until light brown ( about 30 mins). Test for done- ness by inserting toothpick in centre of bread- if it comes back out clean, bread is done
 * 8) Remove bread from oven, turn out onto a rack and brush with thick syrup to glaze ( see Sweetbread recipe above)- Cool.