I love every email I receive from you! May them be about a recipe I shared and you want to thank me or not for it, or to explain you better the directions or just to say Hi. I love all of them!
The other day I received a different email. One of you wanted to make my Hawaiian coconut milk but somehow could not find the recipe. I looked around, and looked again just to realize when I moved from Blogger to WordPress 3 recipes didn’t make the more.
One of them being the Pani Popo rolls.
I could have easily just copy/paste it from my Blogger account, but since I love these coconut buns I decided to make some and take new photos.
Pani popo are Hawaiian dinner rolls, baked in a pool of coconut milk.
I saw the recipe on my friend Dionne blog and since then I made them so many times I lost count.
These rolls also hold a special place in my heart, they were the first think I shared on my previous blog.
For the original recipe of these rolls you have to visit my friend Dionne’s blog
In my previous variation of these coconutty rolls i used dairy milk and butter. This time I made them dairy-free and since they were egg-free to begin with, now they are vegan dinner rolls.
They are so soft and fluffy you could hardly say so!
Ingredients
- 3 Cups All purpose flour (360grams)
- 1 1/2 tsp yeast (~4-5 grams)
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp grapeseed oil (15 ml)
- 1 can coconut milk (400 ml)
- 1/4 to 1/3 sugar - depending how sweet you like it
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, sift the flour, make a well in the middle, pour the lukewarm water and sprinkle the yeast on top. Leave a couple of minutes (about 5) until the yeast is dissolved and bubbles appear.
- Add the oil and a pinch of salt and with the dough hook on start mixing slowing adding coconut milk until the dough comes clean from the sides of the bowl.
- I measured mine and I used 3/4 cup plus almost 2 tbsp or 205 ml which is just few drops more than half can of coconut milk.
- Leave the dough in a oily bowl, covered, to rest until doubled in volume.
- When risen, divide it in 9-10 balls and place them in a baking pan or skillet (like me).
- Cover again and let it rest until almost double in volume.
- Meanwhile heat the oven to 375F and mix the rest of the coconut milk with the sugar.
- Pour over the rolls, sprinkle some raw sugar on top (optional) and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown and the coconut milk is absorbed.
- Serve warm or cold
Sending love your way,
Roxana
Linking this post to Susan’s wonderful round-up of yeast breads Yeastspotting
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They are gorgeous! Great photos too.
Look so perfect! Will definitely try this one of these days.
These look amazing. So interesting that they’re baked in coconut milk. I have to try these!
These rolls look gorgeous! Would like to give them a try one of these days. Great pics too!
Oh man! I can only imagine the fragrance from this while it bakes! Love it!
This bread looks amazing.. so soft and fluffy!! Great recipe.. glad it made it over to your new site.
Oh Wow! I must try that bread, it sounds unbelievable! Pinned it
These look amazing! I had no idea what they were, but I would love to give them a try now!
delicious looking sweet bread
Roxana these sound delicious! I love that you have used coconut milk here, they sound like they would be amazing with a little jam
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These rolls look delicious! I bet they taste super divine because of the coconut milk.
These look really good Roxana! Did you use light coconut milk or the regular? I love how it has all been absorbed into the rolls- they look so moist and tender.
Hi Betty,
Thanks for stopping by.
I used regular coconut milk, but I’m pretty sure the light one will work as well
Wow – these look delicious! I can’t wait to try this!
these look amazing, I’ve never heard of them before, thanks for the recipe and introducing them to me.
What a lovely recipe Roxana – and your photographs are beautiful too.
Mandy
My husband adores Hawaiian rolls. He’ll be a happy camper when I make these for him this weekend!!
They look great and I can imagine how delicious they are.
Roxana, you never let us down with your bread recipes! These look absolutely beautiful and the pictures make my mouth-water.
Nice work!
Those do look absolutely delicious. I’ve never heard of Pani Popo before and am so glad that you re-posted the recipe. Many thanks!
Roxana, these look amazing!
Absolutely stunning Roxana!! You always do such an amazing job with dough!! Always impressed and inspired!!
Scrumptious looking rolls! I’ve never had this kind, would love to try!
I love that this is a Vegan roll recipe and it looks so good! I’ve never baked with coconut milk. It looks really tasty. Hope you have a great day Roxana!
you are the bread queen. i love the coconutty bread!
hmm i’ve been thinking about making my move to wordpress too… thinking about it…
It’s my first time seeing dough covered by coconut milk! Very interesting process and the finished bread looks amazingly delicious!!!! I can confidently say I can finish half by myself at one serving…
I was looking at those rolls that you made before but couldn’t find them..so I made regular without the milk! Now I have the recipe, can’t wait to try them! I loveeeee your photos..sooo delicious looking!!!
oh my… these look decadent & unlike any other bread i have eaten. the coconut milk must have given it a lovely flavour… gonna make this
Baked in a pool of coconut milk?! Those sound just heavenly.
These are stunning Roxanna! Love your pictures.
OMG those are so good!
baked in poll of coconut milk..oh dreamy!! I’m pinning this so I can make them for easter, yummy!! the pics are stunning.
I am glad u reposted it then because those look realy awesome. I have to remember pani popo (funny name) and I better save your recipe for a future try out. thx a lots for sharing! =)
I’m so glad to have found your blog. Your recipes are great, another blog to get addicted to
Another amazing bread!!! My family would gobble up these tender beauties!
I love homemade bread!!! I love the idea of coconut milk in the recipe, I can only imagine it gives a gorgeous flavor!!! Beautiful, Hugs, Terra
Yeah, I totally want some of these right now!!
These do look incredibly light and fluffy, plus from the ingredient list, I can only imagine how wonderful the
aroma is
I am totally going to make these! They look and sound incredibly good, Roxana… And the pictures are as gorgeous as ever! thanks for sharing
I just bookmarked this recipe, this should be a must in my to do list.
Yummy rolls. I bet these would make a delicious bread pudding as well.
Wow these look amazing! I never heard of buns being baked in milk before, but it seems like it worked pretty well. Will have to try it at least once!
Oh wow, these look amazing! Thank you for sharing, I love Dionne’s blog but haven’t been following that long yet
These look amazing beautiful recipe!
These rolls are gorgeous! LOVE that they are cooked in coconut milk!
I can see why someone would email you for this recipe. The rolls looks scrumptious.
Yum! I love coconut. These rolls look amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I am super sorry these didn’t make the move! I feel terrible. ><
Oh no, please don’t be sad. I was the one that did the last import, so it’s my fault. I never thought you should be blamed. Hugs <3
Those rolls look so yummy! I’d never heard of pani popo before. Yum!!
I wish I would have had this recipe for Mother’s Day. Wonderful!
pani popo is Samoan
But your version of the recipe seems interesting and I will give it a shot tomorrow for breakfast! Thanks
Pani Popo’s are actually Samoan..and not Hawaiian. Nice recipe though. Thanks for sharing
looks yum
I’ve never heard of these! They look amazing though, and it sounds like they’re really worth a try!
These sound so good! I have one question, though. Is the yeast instant yeast, or rapid rise yeast? Or does it matter. Just wondering, thanks!
Hi Dee,
You can use any dry yeast you have on hand. My preference is active dry yeast, but rapid or instant work just as well, the only difference being the rising time
Roxana
I just saw this recipe, and I totally do not have time to cook anything now, but they look so tempting… I am writing down the recipe and I think I might skip some other chores and make these instead.
Made them
. They are wonderful, so fluffy and soft… and the house smelled so good from the sweet coconut milk… I am glad I gave in to this temptation 
. When I started lining out the ingredients, I realized that I had very little all purpose flour, and I got so upset. But then I decided to measure anyway, and it turned out that I had exactly 3 cups – my lucky day!
Thanks for the recipe, Roxana. I am so happy to finally try one of your gorgeous breads. Now I know that they taste amazing too
Yea a vegan roll I can make! These look so yummy I can’t wait to make them, thanks so much for sharing
Lovely recipe,turned out great.Thanks a ton!
These look amazing, but I don’t want to have to go out and buy grapeseed oil. Could I use coconut oil, or any other type of oil, instead?
Hi Molly,
You can use vegetable or canola oil instead.
Roxana
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