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A few months ago, I received an email from a reader asking if I had a Portuguese sweet bread recipe. I did grow up in RI, which does have a large Portuguese population, but I'm sorry to say that I've never tried their breads. I've never even baked any of my own, except the banana variety, but that's not quite the same. Bread baking is truly an art. I do admire those who possess this skill and I love it when fellow bloggers share pictures of their finished loaves.
I contacted my dear old RI friend Dawne & asked her to find this recipe. Dawne knows so many people that I knew she could find the "real" way to make sweet bread. This is what she sent me. I, myself, will not be making this, because like I said, bread making is truly an art form & I do not possess this skill. For those of you who do have this talent, please let me know how it turns out & send along a picture of your finished product. We will all look on with awe at your masterpieces.

INGREDIENTS
15 eggs
5lbs flour
1 stick butter(melted)
2TBLS Crisco
3 pkgs active dry yeast
3 cups milk
1 lemon peel
5 cups sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup warm water

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Make yeast.
Mix together 4TBLS of sugar with the yeast. Add warm water. Wait about 1/2 hour to ferment.
Mix together remaining sugar & eggs. Set aside.
In separate bowl, mix melted butter, milk & Crisco. Make sure the butter is not too hot.
Slowly had flour, salt & lemon to butter mixture.
Then add sugar & egg mixture as well as yeast & mix all together well.
Cover & set aside. When mix is creating bubbles, it's ready. Split dough in half & place in 2 baking dishes/bowls. Again, cover well & let dough rise.
Lower oven to 375 to cook the bread.

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At 11:41 PM, Anonymous said...

Wow. This recipe sounds wonderful, but I'll bet those loaves are huge! 5 pounds of flour and all those eggs? Yowza.

Of course you know I'm game, but I might have to make the loaves slightly smaller. I did actually make Portuguese sweet bread last March, from a recipe from my dear friend Receptionista at Hammer and Peg. Unfortunately, I promised her I wouldn't give the recipe away. But I *can* at least share the pictures...

http://www.bakerina.com/prepare_to_meet_your_bake/2005/03/bread_love_spec.html

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At 12:11 AM, Bailey said...

Thanks so much for finding this recipe. Everytime I looked online the recipes never had enough eggs or sugar, so I knew it wouldn't be like the sweet bread I get when I come to RI. Can't wait to make some.

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At 2:23 PM, Dawn Falcone said...

Jenn, I hear you. It's too hot to bake.
Mrs. Mogul, I will not be making this recipe, but maybe the next time i make cookies, I'll send you a batch.
Bakerina, I totally had you in mind when I was talking about the art of bread making. I would love to see & taste your final product.
Bailey, I hope this is what you were looking for. please let me know how it turns out.

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At 8:44 AM, Anonymous said...

I'm trying to think if I've ever even HAD Portugese sweet bread. Odd...considering I'm Portugese! :) (My Dad's half-Italian, half-Portugese.)

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Friday, July 01, 2005

Portuguese Sweet Bread Recipe

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