🇼🇸 Samoan Cuisine

Panipopo

Coconut Bread Rolls

Prep Time 2 hours

Servings 12

Difficulty Medium

Calories 317 kcal

Pillowy soft sweet bread rolls baked in a pool of caramelized coconut cream sauce, creating a luscious sticky-bottomed treat that is pure Samoan comfort.

Ingredients

500g all-purpose flour
7g instant yeast
60g sugar
1 tsp salt
200ml warm water
60ml vegetable oil
1 egg
400ml coconut cream
100g sugar for sauce

Instructions

1 Mix flour, yeast, 60g sugar, and salt. Add warm water, oil, and egg. Knead 10 min until smooth.
2 Cover and let rise 1 hour until doubled.
3 Punch down, divide into 12 equal balls. Place in greased baking dish.
4 Let rise 30 min until puffy.
5 Whisk coconut cream with 100g sugar. Pour over and around the rolls.
6 Bake at 180C for 25-30 min until golden brown and coconut sauce is bubbly and caramelized.

Did You Know?

Panipopo is so popular in Samoa that bakeries sell out within hours of opening, and the sweet coconut aroma wafting from ovens signals that fresh panipopo is ready.