A Thousand Country Roads

Pan de Coco or Coconut Bread

May 8, 2020 in Recipe

Pan de Coco as what we call it in the Philippines, or Coconut Bread in English, is one of my favorite breads.

I love to have it for snack. But I haven’t had it for years because I just always bought it at the bakery back in my hometown.

I have never thought of baking it because I thought it would be difficult.

Then I saw a friend on Facebook sharing the Pan de Coco that she baked. I certainly was drooling and I couldn’t take it off my mind since then.

Pan de Coco or Coconut Bread

So, I searched for a Pan de Coco recipe online, and I tried baking some a few days ago for the very first time ever.

I wasn’t sure if I’d do it right, but I tried, anyway.

Pan de Coco or Coconut Bread

Can you believe the stores are out of bread flour? Apparently, a lot of people have been baking up a storm, being locked down at home because of Covid-19.

Good thing, our good neighbor who gave us the banana bread bought a sack of bread flour so we bought some from him.

Well, that was our plan, but after he left 5 lbs. of bread flour at our door, he didn’t want us to pay him back. Bless his heart.

Pan de Coco or Coconut Bread

The recipe is for 20 to 24 rolls. Mine only made 16. I think because some of my rolls were bigger than the others.

I don’t have a kitchen scale which would have been helpful to make the rolls all in the same sizes.

But they still turned out good and tasted like the Pan de Coco that I knew. 🙂

Pan de Coco or Coconut Bread

These rolls are filled with coconut flakes or desiccated coconut which is why they’re called coconut bread.

I don’t think our neighbors had had them before so, I gave them some. And he said they were wonderful and delicious. That was great to know! They were a hit with the Hubs, too for he loves anything with coconut in it.

Here’s the recipe that I followed.

Have you had Pan de Coco or Coconut Bread before?

Happy Foodie Friday, friends!

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About Lynndee

I consider myself a foodie and I love road trips. I currently reside in North Carolina with my husband and son. I hold a degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a Major in Management from my Alma Mater, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in my hometown of GenSan, Philippines. I also love listening to music, singing, watching TV, reading and cooking.

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  2. Jen says

    I’ve never heard of this! I’m the lone non-coconut lover in the family, but the rest of them would love this recipe.

  5. Jordan says

    OMG. I love love love coconut bread! And I had no idea it was a thing in the Philippines. Great idea for a new take on making bread during quarantine. Yum!