Coconut and orange plait - recipe

Ingredients

Recipe , Orange , Bread , Loaf , Coconut , Plait

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1
Place all the ingredients, with the exception of the coconut milk into a mixer with the dough hook attached.

For this step you'll need:
- 450g Very strong white bread flour
- 1tsp Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 1tsp Salt
- 50g Dessicated coconut
- 1 Easy bake yeast sachet
- 2 tbsp Orange extract
- 1 Orange(s) finely grated rind and juice
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) beaten
2

Mix to a soft dough and knead for 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk gradually until your reach the right consistency.
3

If mixing by hand, put the flour, sugar, salt, orange rind and coconut in a bowl.
4

Sprinkle on the yeast and mix to a soft dough with the coconut milk, orange extract, orange juice and egg. Knead on a floured board for 10 minutes.
5

Shape the dough into three long strands, plait and then join the two ends of the plait to make a circle.
6

Place onto a greased baking sheet and leave to prove until double in size.
7

Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5)
8

Bake for 30 minutes then leave to cool on wire cooling rack.
9
Mix the fondant icing sugar with water until it reaches a good consistency. Then drizzle over the cooled loaf. To finish sprinkle orange zest over the icing.

For this step you'll need:
- 150g Fondant icing sugar
- 1 Orange zest

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