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Sticky lemon, lime and coconut loaf

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 8 people (makes 8 slices)
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil, to grease
  • 100g reduced-fat spread
  • ½ cup castor sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup skim milk
  • 1 lemon, zest
  • 1 lime, zest
  • ¼ cup desiccated coconut
  • Citrus topping
  • 2 tablespoons coconut threads, toasted (see Step 1)
  • 1 lemon, juice
  • 1 lime, juice
  • ¼ cup castor sugar
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 To toast coconut threads, place coconut in a frying pan lined with baking paper and place over a low heat for 1-2 minutes or until starting to turn golden brown. Remove from heat. Leave to cool.

    2 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a 21cm x 8.5cm loaf tin with oil spray.

    3 In a bowl beat spread and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture. Gradually add milk, zests and coconut. Pour into prepared tin and bake in oven for 30-35 minutes until golden on top.

    4 To make topping, bring citrus juices and sugar to the boil in a small pan until sugar dissolves. When loaf is ready, immediately pour topping over and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Leave to cool in tin for 30 minutes then slice and serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and baking powder.

    HFG tip

    This loaf can be stored for up to 5 days.

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