Fa'apapa - American Samoa Coconut Bread

Submitted by Debbie R.

"This is the old-school version of this from somoafood.com"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 2 loaves

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄3 cups unsweetened flaked coconut
• 0.5 (200 ml) can coconut milk

directions

1. Put everything together in a bowl and mix well with your hands. Divide into two equal portions. Generously grease some baking paper with butter. Flatten each portion of dough into a slab no bigger than 1 inch/2.5 thick. Wrap each portion tightly in the baking paper. Bake at 390°F/200ºC for 35-40 minutes or until crust is well-browned.

Reviews

[vstr944]

It’s ‘Samoa’ not ‘Somoa’ ??. Love this recipe from Samoafood.com though!