Snacks & baking

Pani popo (pani popo)

Pani popo is a soft, sweet little bun flavored with coconut and baked in tightly packed balls. Much loved at breakfast and teatime across the Samoan islands.

50 min
6 servings
Advanced
Moderate
🇦🇸 American Samoa

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Ingredients

Nutrition facts

511 kcal per serving

Protein: 14.3 g
Carbohydrates: 71.8 g
of which sugars: 15.5 g
Fat: 17.1 g
Fiber: 4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

In a bowl, mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt.
Add the warm coconut milk, whole milk, egg and softened butter, then knead for 10 minutes until you have a smooth dough.
Let it rise for 1 hour, covered, in a warm spot, until the dough has doubled in size.
Divide the dough into 12 balls, roll them in the grated coconut and arrange them tightly in a greased dish.
Let them rise again for 20 minutes, then bake at 180 °C for 20 minutes, until the tops are golden.