Sweet Bread
"This bread is dense and has a great colour, good with stews, meat dishes or with tea or coffee. I got this recipe from a portuguese cookbook. and love making it. Enjoy."
photo by Sandrakavital
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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4 Breads
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, plus
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup lukewarm water
- 1 package active dry yeast or 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 6 eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup warm milk
- 8 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted and cooled
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Topping
- 4 teaspoons butter
directions
- In measuring cup, dissolve 1 tsp. sugar in lukewarm water
- sprinkle in yeast and let stand for 10 minutes, or until frothy.
- In large bowl, beat eggs, salt and remaining 3/4 cup sugar for 2 minutes, or until foamy.
- Stir yeast mixture vigorously with fork and stir into egg mixture.
- Stir in milk and gradually beat in flour.
- Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic.
- Return dough to bowl and gradually add butter.
- Continue kneading until all butter is blended into dough.
- Place in lightly greased bowl, turning to grease all over.
- Cover and let rise in draft-free place for 1 hour.
- Punch down dough; turn out, divide into four portions and form each portion into a ball.
- Knead each ball for 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic.
- Cover dough and set aside on well-floured board or counter top for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until dough looks slightly puffy and surface is crusty.
- Place dough on well greased baking sheet or 9" round pans and bake in 325F oven for 25 minutes, or until golden on top.
- Turn off heat and leave bread in oven for 10 minutes, or until browned all over.
- Transfer to wire rack to cool.
- Place 1 tsp. butter on each loaf and brush to coat top. Blot off excess with paper towels.
- Makes four 9-inch breads.
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Reviews
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Mmmm, this bread is very good. Its not overpoweringly sweet, but is great for any time of the day. I like making it and cutting on loaf up and let it get hard overnight. In the AM it makes a wonderful french toast :) -
This was the first bread I made with my new Kitchenaid and it couldn't have been a better one to break it in. Thanks! -
I made these last night, they are very good. Only thing I found and maybe it was user error <Mine> when I took the loaves from the board and put onto baking sheet they deflated and became flat. I will make this again, I liked it just may have them sit on the cookie sheets to do the 2nd rise and see what happens. Great recipe. Thanks Karen -
What beautiful bread! It has been out of the oven for about 15 minutes, and we are already down to 3 loaves. I used my KitchenAid mixer for all but the final 10-minutes of kneading of the individual loaves. I also ended up letting the first rise go twice as long, and it was still fine. Really very gorgeous bread and it tastes fabulous! -
This is a really great tasting and versitile bread. I have made it a number of times now and have used it for breakfast lunch dinner and dessert.
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Hi, I live in Toronto, Ontario. I have been very happily married for 20 years, I enjoy cooking, gardening, and fishing with my best friend (Hubby), and going up north for the peace and quiet from the city, enjoy reading a good book,watching movies,love animals, crocheting which I enjoy making afghan's and dollies, I have won ribbons for my things, and I really enjoy looking over all the recipes here at Zaar and baking them.
