Best Portuguese Sweetbread Recipe

Best Portuguese Sweetbread Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cakes fresh yeast
• 1/2 c. warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
• 1 c. milk
• 1/2 c. butter, cut into pieces
• 2 tsp. salt
• 6 eggs, room temperature
• 1 c. sugar
• 8 or 9 c. all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 tbsp. butter, melted

Method

1. Crumble yeast cakes into large bowl
2. Stir in water
3. Let mixture stand until foamy, about 5 minutes
4. Scald milk
5. Add butter and salt and stir until butter melts
6. Cool to lukewarm
7. Using electric mixer, beat eggs until frothy
8. Add sugar and beat until creamy, about 3 minutes
9. Blend in milk mixture
10. Stir into yeast mixture
11. Stir in 7 cups flour 1 cup at a time; dough should be soft and pull away from sides of bowl
12. Turn dough out onto well-floured surface, sprinkle with 1 cup flour and knead until smooth and elastic, adding up to 1 cup more flour as necessary to prevent stickiness, about 10 minutes
13. Grease large bowl
14. Add dough, turning to coat entire surface
15. Cover and let rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 2 hours
16. Punch dough down
17. Let rest 10 minutes
18. Grease two (9 inch) round cake pans
19. Divide dough in half
20. Press each half into pan
21. Cover and let rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour
22. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
23. Bake until loaves are golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 30 minutes
24. Brush tops immediately with melted butter
25. Serve warm
26. Makes 2 loaves

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