Pani Popo

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (12 ounce) package frozen dinner rolls dough, thawed
• 15 ounces water, divided
• 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• arrange rolls in a 9x13-inch baking dish, cover the dish with plastic wrap, and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• combine 14 ounces water, coconut milk, and sugar in a saucepan. whisk remaining water and cornstarch together in a small bowl. bring coconut milk mixture to a boil, whisk in cornstarch mixture, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). remove plastic wrap from rolls.
• bake rolls in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. pour coconut sauce over rolls until at least half of each roll is covered in sauce. return rolls to oven; continue baking until rolls are golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. cool in the baking dish, 3 to 5 minutes, before serving warm.