Coconut and Orange Plait

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

An impressive plait in a circle! The orange and coconut are a lovely fresh and sweet combination.

Coconut and Orange Plait Ingredients

450 grams	Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White)
1 tsp	Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
1 tsp	Salt
50 grams	Desiccated coconut
1 sachet	Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson) 1 x 7g sachet
200 ml	Coconut milk, warmed
50 ml	Grand Marnier
1	Orange large, finely grated rind and juice
1	Happy Eggs Beaten
1	Happy Eggs To Decorate Glace Icing and Orange Zest

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Place the ingredients into a mixer with a dough hook attached.
Mix to a soft dough and knead for 5 minutes.
If mixing by hand, put the flour, sugar, salt, orange rind and coconut into a bowl.
Sprinkle on the yeast and mix to a soft dough with the coconut cream, Grand Marnier, orange juice and egg. Knead on a floured board for 10 minutes.
Shape into 3 long strands, plait, then join the two ends of the plait to make a circle.
Place onto a greased baking sheet and leave to prove until double in size. Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/Gas Mark 5
Bake for 30 minutes.
When cool, top with glace icing and orange strands.