Emeril Lagasses Portuguese Sweet Bread Recipes

EMERIL LAGASSE'S PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the milk, salt and lard in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Set aside.
• In a small bowl combine the yeast, 1 cup of the flour, and 1/2 cup warm water and set aside.
• In a large bowl, with a whisk, combine the eggs, sugar and lemon zest and mix thoroughly.
• Add the milk mixture, yeast mixture and remaining flour and thoroughly combine.
• Set aside to rise, kneading 6 times every half hour.
• The bread will take 6 hours to rise.
• Prepare 5 round loaf pans with butter or lard.
• Divide the batter among the pans - each pan should be half full.
• Press the dough evenly in the pan and let it rise again until it reaches the top of the pan.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush the loaves with beaten egg.
• Bake for about 1 hour, until golden brown.

MASSA SOVADA - PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl dissolve yeast in warm water and allow to proof, about 10 minutes.
• Scald milk and stir in sugar, butter and salt. Stir until butter is melted.
• Combine cinnamon and flour.
• Add half the flour to the milk and mix until smooth.
• Beat 3 eggs and add them and the yeast to the mixture. Continue adding flour to make a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and satiny, about 15 minutes.
• Knead raisins in at this point, if using.
• Shape into a ball and place into a well buttered bowl, turning to cover, and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
• Punch dough down and divide in half.
• Place in two greased loaf pans and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat remaining egg. Brush tops of loaves with egg.
• Bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until golden and hollow sounding when thumped on the bottom.
• Cool on wire racks.

PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast into 1/2 cup warm water and let activate.
• Combine all ingredients and knead well.
• Cover with a dry towel and let rise until doubled.
• Divide into 3 round loaves and placed in greased round cake pans.
• Let rise, brush tops with beaten egg and bake at 350F degrees 30-40 minutes .

PAO DOCE (PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD)

Steps:

• Boil potato until soft. Save 1/4 cup of the water the potato was boiled in and cool to lukewarm.
• Mash potato and measure out 1/2 cup.
• Add 2 Tbsp sugar and the yeast to the lukewarm potato water, stir to dissolve. Stir in mashed potato and set mixture aside to double in bulk.
• Scald milk, add salt and cool to lukewarm.
• Melt butter and cool.
• In large warm mixing bowl (rinse with hot water and dry before using), beat eggs.
• Remove 1 Tbsp of eggs to use for brushing tops of loaves.
• Gradually beat in sugar, then melted butter.
• Combine egg and yeast mixtures.
• Blend thoroughly.
• Add 1 1/3 cups of the flour and 1/4 cup milk.
• Beat until completely mixed.
• Add another 1 1/3 cups flour and beat till blended.
• (All ingredients should be in your dough now except for the last of the flour you will be kneading with.) Turn out the dough on floured board.
• Add last 1 1/3 cups flour* and knead dough till smooth and elastic, 75 to 100 times.
• Make a ball of dough, place in an oiled bowl, cover with damp cloth, and let rise in warm place. When double in bulk, punch down, divide dough into 2 round balls and place on 2 oiled pie pans or in oiled bread pans.
• Allow it to double in bulk (about 1 hour). Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brush loaves with beaten eggs.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes or until brown and done. They may be frozen.
• * Additional flour may have to be added to make a soft dough.
• Dough should be smooth not sticky after kneading is complete. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

BREAD MACHINE PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in machine in order according to your machine's instructions.
• Press the sweet bread indicator, if applicable or regular setting.

PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD - PAO DOCE

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl.
• Stir in milk, 3/4 cup sugar, 3 eggs, salt, margarine or butter, and 3 cups of flour.
• Beat until smooth.
• Stir in enough of the remaining flour to make the dough easy to handle.
• Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic - about 5 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl and let rise in a warm place until it is double in size - about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down dough and divide in half.
• Shape each half into a round slightly flat loaf.
• Place each loaf into a well greased round 9" x 1 1/2" pan.
• Cover and let rise until double (a/b an hour).
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat 1 egg and brush over tops of loaves.
• Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of sugar.
• Bake until loaves are golden brown, about 35-45 minutes.