• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix all dry ingredients together (except fruit)
• Mix butter & Shortening into mixture, using fingers, until mixture resembles large bread crumbs
• Add fruit to mixture
• Use enough liquid to bind mixture together. This could be coconut water, milk or just plain water.
• Knead dough for a few minutes. The longer you need the dough, the firmer the bread becomes. Sweet bread is traditionally a firm bread, but some people like it soft & crumbly. The choice is yours.
• Grease & flour loaf pan
• Fill pan halfway with dough
• Place a slender line of coconut filling lengthwise down middle of dough.
• Put remaining dough on top
• Cut light crisscross pattern on top with a knife for decoration (optional)
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.

Tip
For a crisper top, place a small pan with water at bottom of oven while baking.