Portuguese Easter Bread Recipe

Portuguese Easter Bread Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cakes yeast
• 1 c. lukewarm water
• 12 c. flour
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 3 c. sugar
• 12 eggs, well beaten
• 2 c. lukewarm milk
• 1 c. butter, melted

Method

1. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and set aside
2. Sift flour and salt together into a large pan
3. Mix sugar and eggs with lukewarm milk
4. Add sugar and egg mixture to flour
5. Stir in yeast
6. Knead until mixture has consistency of bread dough
7. Add melted butter, kneading a little more and adding more flour as necessary
8. Cover and let rise until doubled

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