Best Sweet-Bread from Portugal Portuguese Recipe

Best Sweet-Bread From Portugal Portuguese Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lg. or 2 sm. potatoes
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 pkg. dry yeast
• 1/4 c. milk
• 1 tsp. milk
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 c. butter
• 3 lg. eggs
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 4 c. flour

Method

1. Boil potatoes until done
2. Save 1/4 cup potato water and cool to lukewarm
3. Mash potatoes and measure 1/2 cup; add 2 tablespoons of sugar and yeast to potato water
4. Stir until dissolved
5. Stir in mashed potatoes and set aside to rise
6. Scald milk, add salt and cool to lukewarm
7. Melt butter and cool
8. In large bowl, beat eggs
9. Remove 1 tablespoon of egg to use for brushing top of loaves
10. Gradually beat in sugar; then melted butter
11. Combine egg and yeast mixture
12. Blend thoroughly
13. Add 1/3 of flour and blend well
14. Turn out dough on floured board
15. Add rest of flour
16. (Additional flour may be added to make soft dough)
17. Knead until smooth
18. Make a ball of dough and place in oiled bowl and cover with damp cloth
19. Let rise until doubled in warm place in oiled round cake pans
20. Let rise until double in bulk
21. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
22. Brush loaves with one tablespoon egg yolk (beaten)
23. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until done
24. May be frozen

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