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 Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Grandma's old recipe...
 

2 packages 

 

yeast

 

¼ cup 

 

warm water

 

1 cup 

 

granulated sugar

 

1 cup 

 

hot scalded milk

 

¼ cup 

 

butter

 

1 tsp 

 

salt

 

3 large 

 

eggs, well beaten

 

7½ cups 

 

flour, sifted

 

 

1

Dissolve 2 packages of yeast in warm water.

2

In a large bowl, mix together sugar, milk, butter and salt. Stir the mixture until the butter melts. Cool the mixture until it is lukewarm arnd beat in eggs and the yeast mixture. Gradually beat in flour, blending well until dough is smooth.

3

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and sprinkle dough with more flour. Knead the dough for 15-20 minutes, or until it is very smooth and small blisters appear on the surface. Add more flour to the board if necessary.

4

Put the dough in a buttered bowl, cover it with a damp towel, and let it rise in a warm place for about 2 hours, or until it doubles in bulk.

5

Punch the dough down and shape it into 2 small round loaves. Flatten the loaves and put them in buttered pie plates. Let the loaves rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until they are almost double in bulk.

6

Bake loaves at 350 degrees F. for about 20 minutes, or until they are golden brown and test done. Turn the loaves out on their sides on a wire rack and let them cool.

 

Yield: 2 loaves

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