Coconut Sweet Bread

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1. 1Step 1: In a large mixing bowl put the flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and baking powder… using a whisk, work a few times to incorporate the dry ingredients.
2. 2Step 2: Then add the mixed fruit, grated coconut, raisins and sugar and whisk together. It will become a bit lumpy as the mixed fruit will be a bit wet.
3. 3Step 3: Whisk the 2 eggs in a small bowl and add the milk as well as the melted butter and almond essence, then pour into the main bowl with everything else.
4. 4Step 4: Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
5. 5Step 5: Using a cooking spoon or fork, work the batter until everything is incorporated into a batter (it will be almost cookie dough like) and not like a cake or bread batter. Don’t try to knead like you would normal bread.
6. 6Step 6: Grease your bread pans and pour in enough mixture about 3/4 the depth of the pan. You’ll need 2 pans.
7. 7Step 7: Place the 2 pans on the middle rack and allow to bake for about 60 minutes.
8. 8Step 8: At about 50 minutes do a toothpick test by placing a toothpick in the middle of the bread and removing. If it’s clean when you remove it, the bread is cooked in the middle. If the toothpick comes out with dough stuck to it, cook it a bit longer.
9. 9Step 9: Remove from the oven when done cooking all the way though. Then in a small bowl combine 1 tablespoon warm water and 1 tablespoon sugar to form a glaze.
10. 10Step 10: Using this glaze, brush the bread and then sprinkle the top with some sugar and place back in the oven from about 5 minutes.
11. 11Step 11: Remove from the pans and allow to cool before cutting.