Coconut Bimini Toast

Matt's Marvelous Mouthwatering Morsels: Coconut Bimini Toast

Who gets the last slice?

My planned gastrointestinal delights got userpt this week due to our unforecast early arrival in Bimini. While we were planning to be here the first week in January, it began to look like we’d make it in the year 2020. So by making it in the third week of February, we are way ahead of schedule. At any rate, while in Bimini one must have the Bimini Bread. I’ve known Bimini Bread for years, but sadly it has always come from expensive restaurants in Ft. Lauderdale. It’s quite tasty and lusciously sweet, but dare I say not actually Bimini bread? Maybe Bimini wannabe bread?

So whilst in Bimini, your $5 can get you regular or coconut. For the uninitiated, Bimini bread is a very sweet white bread featuring sugar and sugar. It’s practically dessert. We enjoyed half our loaf as a tea time snack, revealing in the freshness of it all. Lucy wanted to eat the whole thing in one sitting, but, like a Cylon, I had a plan for culinary creativities.

Coconut Bimini Toast

The ingredients:

4 thick slices of Bimini bread (or some fresh, yummy, sweet bread. Challah would be nice 😃 )

2 eggs

1 cup milk

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup sweetened, shredded coconut

1 tablespoon butter

The process:

Decide how many batches you will need to make. For example, my skillet only holds two large pieces of bread (this is boat life people, we have a small skillet!) So, I do two batches and divide the butter in half, adding to the skillet before each batch, over medium heat. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Dip both sides of a slice of the bread quickly into the batter. Don’t let it get too soggy; I try to keep the dipping quick and do it right before I put the slice on the pan. Now sprinkle each side with a bit of the coconut. Place on a hot skillet over medium heat until golden brown and delicious, then flip and cook the other side. Remove from the skillet and serve with butter and (real) maple syrup (Matt) or just eat plain (Lucy).