Makatia coco - savoury bread with shredded coconut

Makatia coco - savoury bread with shredded coconut

Ingredients:
1 kg unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon bread improver
1 tablespoon dried yeast
500 ml water
50 grams vegetable oil or butter
200 grams white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
Shredded coconut for the filling

Preparation:
Sift the flour, salt, bread improver and dried yeast in a large bowl. Mix in the white sugar. Make a well in the middle and gradually blend in the water and oil / butter. Sprinkle with the vanilla essence. Work the dough for 15 minutes.
Separate into 12 dough balls. In the middle of each dough ball, place a small quantity of shredded coconut. Close the dough ball to contain the shredded coconut in the middle.
Place dough balls on a baking sheet. Cover with a dry tea towel. Allow the dough to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 90 minutes. Heat up the oven to 220 degrees centigrade.
Bake in bottom third oven position at 220 degrees centigrade for about 20 minutes or until cooked and slightly golden on top. Serve warm. Enjoy.