Panipopo Samoan Sweet Coconut Buns

These delicious, soft buns are made even better with the addition of the sweet coconut sauce. They are so easy that even i made a perfect batch!!! These are usually served upside-down so the sauce ends up on the top. I got this recipe from seta's panipopos' kitchen". Enjoy!"!

Steps

I used a stand mixer up to step 6.

The instructions here are to do by hand.

Put the yeast and water in a large bowl and leave for 10 minutes.

Add all the rest of the ingredients and mix to form a soft dough.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 to 20 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.

Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl , cover and leave to double in volume.

Punch the dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.

Shape the dough into 12 balls and place in an ungreased 9 by 13 baking pan.

Pat down slightly.

Cover and leave to rise until almost doubled.

While the buns are rising , preheat your oven to 190c / 375f , and make your coconut sauce.

Coconut sauce:.

Combine all ingredients well.

When the buns have doubled in size , pour the sauce over them.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and the sauce is bubbling up around the edges.

Let them cool at least a half hour before cutting into them.

This gives.

Ingredients

active dry yeast, warm water, sugar, salt, egg, vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, coconut milk, water