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Nauruan Coconut Bread

Name: Nauruan Coconut Bread
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Nauru
Ingredients: 300g Bread flour; 150g Grated Coconut; 80g Sugar; 2 tsp Dry yeast; 150ml Coconut milk; 30g Butter

Dessert

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

A simple sweet bread with grated coconut kneaded in — a homey favorite in Nauru.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Nauruan coconut bread is a simple loaf with plenty of freshly grated coconut kneaded in, a traditional home recipe that makes use of the island's abundant coconuts. Its lightly sweet, moist crumb is baked routinely for teatime and snacks — a taste rooted in island life.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a small island kitchen, the sweet smell of fresh coconut bread drifts out and the neighborhood children gather.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Bread flour 300g
Grated Coconut 150g
Sugar 80g
Dry yeast 2 tsp
Coconut milk 150ml
Butter 30g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix the bread flour, yeast, and sugar.
Add the coconut milk and melted butter and knead.
Work in the grated coconut.
Let the dough rise about 1 hour, then put it in a pan.
Bake at 180°C for 30–35 minutes.

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