Pani Popo

Ingredients

 * 5 3/4 to 6 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
 * 1 package yeast
 * 2 1/4 cups milk
 * 2 tablespoons milk
 * 1 tablespoon sugar
 * 1 tablespoon shortening, margarine, or butter
 * 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

 * 1) Mix 2 1/2 cups of flour and yeast. In a saucepan heat and stir milk;sugar; shortening, margarine, or butter; and salt until warm and shortening almost melts.
 * 2) Add to flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
 * 3) Using a spoon, stir in as much remaining flour as you can to make a moderatly stiff dough that is smooth and easy to pull - 6-8 minutes.
 * 4) Put some Crisco shortening on your hands. This will add moisture to your rolls and make it easier to handle. Shape in a ball and put in a greased bowl.
 * 5) Turn it on both sides to grease the whole ball of dough. Cover and let rise in the oven on the top rack and below it in a pan put some hot water.
 * 6) (The steam from the hot water will help it to rise) about 45 minutes. Punch dough down.
 * 7) Roll 18 balls and cover for 10 minutes while you make the following milk mixture.
 * 8) Mix 2 cans of coconut milk with 1 cup of sugar. (Add more sugar if you like it sweeter.)
 * 9) In 2 13x9x2 pans, pour in half of the milk mixture in each pan, put in 9 bread rolls on top.
 * 10) Bake at 375 degrees in the oven for 20 minutes or until bread tests done.