Almond Joy Bread Recipes

Steps:

• 1. In the bowl of your mixer, blend the sugar, oil, eggs and extracts.
• 2. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt: add to the sugar mixture, alternating with the buttermilk till just moistened.
• 3. Fold in coconut, chocolate chips, and almonds.
• 4. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and bake at 325 for 60-65 minutes. Done when toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pans before removing, then cool on wire racks.
• 5. Yields: 2 loaves

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Combine the eggs, sugar, canola oil, butter, vanilla, and coconut extract into a large mixing bowl.
• Beat ingredients on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. Starting with the flour mixture alternate flour, and then buttermilk till all is combined.
• Add egg mixture.
• Mix until just combined. Do NOT over mix. Fold in coconut, chocolate chips and almonds.
• Pour into two loaf pans that have been greased and floured or sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and place on rack to dry. While cakes are still warm, poke several holes in the top of the cake with a fork. Drizzle Coconut Glaze into the holes.
• Coconut Glaze:.
• Place ingredients into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Allow to boil for about a minute.
• Turn heat off but leave saucepan on burner. Drizzle over bread.
• Cool.