Pan De Coco

Pan De Coco

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • cup ¼ lukewarm water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • cup ½ sugar
  • cup ½ milk
  • cup ¼ melted shortening
  • 2 pieces eggs
  • 3 cups ½ MAYA All-Purpose Flour

Filling:

  • 2 cups fresh grated coconut meat
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and let stand for 5 minutes.
  2. In a bowl, combine salt, sugar, milk, shortening and eggs. Add 1 ½ cups of flour and yeast mixture. Mix until thoroughly blended.
  3. Add the remaining 1 ½ cups of flour and mix until dough leaves sides of the bowl. Use remaining flour for dusting hands and table. Knead until smooth and elastic. Place dough in a greased mixing bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled.
  4. Punch down dough and divide equally into 30 gram portions. Form into a ball.
  5. In a small bowl, mix together filling ingredients.
  6. Flatten out each ball and place 1 tablespoon of filling pinch the seams to seal the bread, flatten the dough again to make it into a traditional pan de coco shape.
  7. Place in lined baking sheets. Let it rise again until it doubles in size. About 25-30 minutes. Dock the top of the bread to let steam escape while baking.
  8. Brush the top of the bread with egg wash.
  9. Bake in a preheated oven 375°F/191°C for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve.

Recipe Notes

Yield: 25-30 pieces

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