Portuguese Egg Sweet From The Ritz Hotel Recipe Epicuriouscom

PORTUGUESE EGG SWEET FROM THE RITZ HOTEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. In small, heavy, nonreactive saucepan, combine 1/4 cup sugar with flour and salt, then whisk in milk. Drop in lemon zest and cinnamon stick. Set pan over moderate heat and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just boils and forms stiff batter, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and whisk in egg yolks. Set mixture aside to cool, whisking occasionally, 15 minutes.
• In large bowl using electric mixer, beat egg whites until fluffy and texture of thick sea foam. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar, then continue beating until soft peaks form.
• Remove lemon zest and cinnamon stick from cooled egg yolk mixture and discard. Gently fold 1/3 of beaten whites into yolk mixture. Scoop mixture onto remaining beaten whites and fold in gently but thoroughly until no streaks remain.
• Mound batter in ungreased 9-inch ceramic or glass pie pan. Sift ground cinnamon over batter, covering completely. Place pan on baking sheet. Bake on middle oven rack until center is set and cracks have formed on surface, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. (Sericaia will fall slightly - this is to be expected.) Cut into wedges to serve.
• Sericaia will keep, loosely covered, at room temperature up to 2 days.

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.

EGGS PORTUGAL

Steps:

• Fry sauage.
• Grease 9 x 12 baking dish. Put bread on bottom. Add grated cheese, then sausage.
• Add milk to beaten eggs, salt, papper and mustard. Combine and pour over bread mixture. Put in frig overnight.
• Mix 1 can mushroom soup, drained mushrooms, and vermouth. Pour over 1st. mixture and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
• Enjoy!