Coconut Bread

This recipe is from Tyler Florence. It yields 1 loaf.

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 cups flour
1 T baking powder
1 t salt
1 t ground cinnamon
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 t vanilla
zest of 1 lemon, finely grated
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut, toasted

Preheat oven to 350. Toast the coconut on a cookie sheet for 15 minutes stirring frequently for even browning. Let cool.

Increase oven temp to 375. In one bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. In another bowl combine melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest. Pour in coconut milk and whisk together. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold together. Gently folded in the toasted coconut. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.