Portuguese Sweet Bread
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
4 loaves
ingredients
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1⁄2 cup warm potato water
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup mashed potatoes
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 6 eggs
- 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 8 -10 cups flour
directions
- Dissolve yeast in potato water. Stir in the 3 tablespoons sugar, potatoes, and ginger. Cover; let rise until doubled.
- Scald milk; add salt and cool to lukewarm.
- In small bowl of electric mixer, beat eggs; gradually beat in the 1-3/4 cups sugar. Stir into yeast mixture. Add butter and mix well.
- Stir in 2 cups of the flour, then the milk. Add 2 more cups of the flour; beat 5 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough.
- Place on lightly floured board and knead in remaining flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top of dough. Cover; let rise until dough is doubled.
- Grease four 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. Punch down dough and, on a lightly floured board, divide into fourths. Shape each fourth into a loaf; place in prepared pans. Cover; let rise until doubled.
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until done.
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