Island-Style Coconut Bread

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flaked coconut
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup Country Crock® Spread, melted and cooled
• 2 Tbsp. sugar, for sprinkling on top

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 9 x 5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Stir in 1 cup sugar, then coconut; set aside.
3. Combine egg, milk, Country Crock® Spread and vanilla in small bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until combined. Evenly spoon into prepared pan. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
4. Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If cake starts to brown, cover loosely with aluminum foil. Let cool 15 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely.

• TIP: Stir in 1/2-cup chopped glace cherries before spooning into pan.