Portuguese Sweet Bread

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Cheat and use dry potatoes or the real thing works well if you have it ready. You can use either sweet or white potatoes.

Portuguese Sweet Bread
In a large mixer bowl combine:
1/4 cup instant potatoes
2/3 cup boiling water
1/4 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup soft butter
Mix on medium speed and set aside.
In a small bowl combine
2/3 cup warm (105 degrees) water
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 packages dry yeast
Let foam and add to the potato mixture with
2 cups flour
3 eggs (room temperature
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange zest
Combine on low and then beat on high for 5 minutes to develope the gluten.

There are raisins in this batch, do what ever you like with yours.

 

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Now the hard part

You can finsih the dough by hand if you don't have a mixer with dough hooks

Turn to low speed and add additional flour 1/4 cup at a time until a smooth soft dough forms. Let raise unitl doubled and punch down. Let raise again.

 

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It feels just a.........

Good dough feels just like a new born babies behind.

Shap the dough into a log and then roll into a cyclinder 14 inches long (Know what's white and 9 inches? Absolutely nothing) Coil the dough and place it in a 10 inch greased pan. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with liberal amounts of sugar. Let raise again until doubled

 

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Done to a Golden Turn

Bake the bread in a reheated 325 degree oven for 40 minutes or until bread reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees.

 

[travlincub321]

Ok... I really wish i could do that.. I really do..

 

[veg-o-matic]

Mmmmm

I grew up eating my grandmother's Masa Sovada, but her's was nothing like yours; no vanilla, potatoes, or orange zest. No sugar sprinkled on top, either.

Haven't had it in a while. Think I might go dig out the recipe and make some. It's great toasted.

veg

 

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Printable version

Enjoy

 

[mickeyd]

My mouth is watering even though I'm still stuffed from

Glorious and gorgeous and sinfully delicious--how I wish I had a slice or two for a bedtime snack.

Love the mixer drama as the Sunbeam whirs the dough into nougat filaments.

Kelly, I didn't know that you came back too. How wonderful!

 

[tomturbomatic]

The addition of potato flakes makes the bread super tender. I have a recipe for Polish sugar bread that uses potato flakes.

 

[tlee618]

Tom that sounds delicious!! Hope you'll share that recipe with us!!

 

[frigilux]

Kelly, that bread looks SO good. Have never heard of it. It's on my list for this weekend's baking.

And thanks for the recipe format, Bruce!

 

[dj-gabriele]

That looks lovely but just to make sure...

is 1 cup = 250 ml?