Pan de Coco

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Pan de Coco with soft, fluffy bun and perfectly sweetened coconut filling is perfect as a snack or dessert! This coconut bread is amazing with coffee, tea or on its own!
Hi there! My name is Bebs from Foxy Folksy.  Before anything else, I would like to say how thrilled and honored I am, to be doing guest posts for Kawaling Pinoy, one of my all-time favorite blogs that inspired me so much, that I got into food blogging myself
Pan de Coco is a sweet soft bread stuffed with sweetened grated coconut meat. It is a popular Filipino snack sold in most of the local bakeries that dot almost every street in the Philippines.
The Honduran version, however, does not include a filling but instead incorporates the coconut flakes in the dough itself. It is not sweet as its Filipino counterpart and it is very similar in taste to the Pan de Coco version that is also popular in the Caribbean. So, in a way, this version of filled Pan de Coco is 100% Filipino.
It is between 100 to 110°F or 36.5 to 40.5°C. If you do not have a thermometer, you can gauge the temperature by dabbing some milk on your wrist. It should warmer than your body temperature but not hot.

Ingredients

• For the Dough
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 7 grams instant dry yeast
• 1 1/4 cups lukewarm milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• For the Filling
• 2 cups desiccated coconut
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, unpacked
• 1 cup milk or coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon flour, dissolved in 1/4 cup milk
• For the Egg Wash
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon water
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Instructions

1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour and sugar. 
2. Add the instant dry yeast and mix. 
3. Add the lukewarm milk, vegetable oil, and salt. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, mix until it sticks together and forms a dough.
4. Turn the dough on a flat surface and knead for 5 minutes. Avoid adding more flour or the bread will be too dense and crumbly. If it is too sticky, apply some oil on your hands to prevent the dough from sticking.  If it is too dry, add a bit of oil to the dough. As you continue kneading, the dough should be less and less tacky and easier to handle.
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