Strawberry Coconut Bread

This strawberry coconut bread with flavors of tamarind, durian, and lime has a perfect combination of sweet and tart in every bite.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 434 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ½ cup coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon shortening, or as needed
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1 teaspoon durian extract
• 1 tablespoon guava juice, or as needed (Optional)
• 5 strawberries, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening.

Step 2

Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Mix in eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Mix in coconut milk, lime juice, tamarind paste, and durian extract.

Step 3

Combine flour, poppy seeds, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; stir into the creamed butter mixture until batter is just moistened. Add guava juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, if batter needs more moisture. Carefully fold strawberries into batter; pour into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing. Cool completely before slicing.