Pan de Leche

Pan de Leche 

or Spanish Sweet Milk Rolls

These little beauties have just the right hint of sweet to them with a lovely crusted top. They smell divine too. They are super easy to make and won't take all day either! The only challenge is not eating the whole tray before anyone gets home hehe.

Enjoy plain, with sweet or with savory toppings. These are amazing for morning tea, pinics, lunch with dinner, or for any occasion really. They are a great lunchbox addition as they have no nasty additives and the kids love them. I like mine with fancy cheese and ham or else with jam and a little dollop of greek yoghurt (which is a great alternative to cream)

Ingredients

1.5 cups almond milk or any milk you prefer

4 tablespoons coconut oil

1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup or maple syrup

4 cups whole wheat flour or any flour you prefer

1 packet yeast

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

Instructions

First place the coconut oil, honey and syrup in a saucepan on low heat until the mixture is lukewarm.

Next mix the flour, yeast, salt and fennel seeds in a large bowl until well combined. 

Slowly add the milk mixture into the flour mix. Depending on the flour used you may not need to use all of the milk mixture. Using your hands, mix until the dough is smooth and elastic. If it is too wet and sticks to your hands simply add a little flour at a time until the right consistency is reached. 

Once you are happy with the consistency place the mixture in a large bowl greased with coconut oil and cover. Allow the mixture to double in size which will take approximate an hour. 

Now you can preheat the oven to 220C. Divide the mixture into about 8-12 pieces. Shape each piece like a bread bun and place into a greased bread pan or deep tray. Grease the side of each roll with a little coconut oil using a brush before placing one next to it. Fit rolls tightly into tray.

Allow rolls to grow in pan for approximately 15mins. Brush the top of the rolls with a little milk and place in oven. Allow breads to brown for approximately 30-45 mins.