Easy Pani Popo, Samoan Coconut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 18 frozen dinner rolls
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can coconut milk
• water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. line the 18 rolls (3 across and 6 down), and set aside to let rise according to package directions.
• 2 in a saucepan, add the coconut milk, fill the can with water and add to saucepan, add the sugar. in a small bowl, mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water until all the clumps are gone, set aside. bring the coconut sauce to a boil add the cornstarch mixture. simmer for about 3 minutes (sauce will thicken a little), then remove sauce from heat.
• 3 bake rolls. after 10 minutes take rolls out of oven and pour the coconut sauce over the rolls till 1/2 to 3/4 of each bun is covered in sauce. place the rolls back in the oven and continue baking the rolls with the sauce until the tops of the rolls are golden brown.
• 4 remove pan and allow a few minutes to cool. serve warm.
• 5 left over sauce can be used to smother rolls when served individually or just make a second pan of pani popo.