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My aunt makes a delicious cassava (mandioca) bread. I had asked her for the recipe and she gladly sent it to me with my cousin Ucha. It's been over a year since I had this recipe waiting to be published. Last week I decided to make a couple of coconut desserts with coconuts from our farm, and it was the perfect opportunity to bake this pudding like, cassava bread to photograph and share.
Strangely, when I woke up my baked goody had a big triangle piece missing... Mr. M had served himself a delightful breakfast. This bread has a similar taste to the yuca fritters (arepitas de yuca) with the difference that this is a bit sweeter, has shredded coconut and it's baked. There are many variations of this bread, but this is my Aunt, Elena Paulino's recipe with some adaptations, I added an egg and more sugar.
I can not fail to mention that another loved aunt also made this recipe, Tia Maria Alvarez, who was my father's aunt. I remember when I used to visit her in Santiago, on two occasions she offered me this sweet yuca bread. While making this recipe I was filled with fond memories of her. I hope this recipe will be useful for any of her daughters or granddaughters that may not know how to prepare this bread. I am sure they will enjoy remembering their mother's/grandmother's cooking. God rest her soul.
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