2 package active dry yeast
1 1/4 cup warm water (110 - 115 degrees), div, ided
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1/3 cup low fat dry milk
5 1/2 to 6 cups bread flour, divided
1 tsp salt
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
1 egg for glaze coarsely granulated s, ugar
1/4 cup dried currants (optional)
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Portuguese Sweet Bread (Pao Doce [Part 1])
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Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of the water in large bowl of mixer.
Sprinkle 1 tsp of the sugar on top and let stand until bubbly, about
5 minutes. Stir in remaining water, sugar, dry milk and 2 1/2 cups of
the flour. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to
slow, and add salt, eggs and butter. Blend well. Add remainder of
flour a little at a time. When dough begins to get stiff for beaters,
change to dough hook. Enough flour is added when mixture forms a soft
ball which gathers around dough hook and follows hook around bowl. If
mixer doesn't have a dough hook, mix by hand with a spoon. Add flour
in a circle around bowl, rather than in the middle. Knead dough on
slow speed 5 minutes or 8 - 10 minutes by hand. Put dough in greased
bowl, turning to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in
warm place until double, 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Punch down dough, divide
into halves. CARACOIS (SMALL LOAF): Use half of dough. Roll into rope
about 25 x 1 1/2 inches. Twist rope and coil into greased round layer
pan. 9 x 1 1/2 inches, to form a snail shape. TRANCA A TRICANA (BRAID
LOAF): Use half of dough. Work 1/4 cup dried currants into dough.
Cover with towel and let rest 30 minutes. Divide dough into 3 equal
parts, roll each into a 14 inch rope. Lay ropes side by side on
greased baking sheet. Starting in middle and working out to each end,
weave into thick braid. Pinch ends together and turn under slightly.
TO BAKE: Cover and let rise until double, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Heat
oven to 350 degrees. Brush top with beaten egg, sprinkle with coarse
sugar. Bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Makes 2 loaves
Serves: 1
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