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Bread, Portugues Sweet (Pao Doce)
Recipe By :West Kauai's Plantation Heritage
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bread Bread-Bakers Mailing List
Ethnic Low Fat
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 teaspoon sugar -- plus
1 pound sugar -- divided
1 1/2 cups lukewarm water -- divided
1 yeast cake
2 pounds flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter -- plus
2 tablespoons shortening
7 eggs -- slightly beaten, divided
5 tablespoons evaporated milk -- or cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
In the old days this bread was reserved for weddings and fest days.
Dissolve 1t sugar in 1/4C luukewarm water; add yeast, without
stirring. Let yeast work until it become foamy. Sift flour, 1 lb
sugar, an salt together, then cut in butter and shortening. Add 6
slighty beaten eggs, milk, vanilla and 1 1/4C warm water to risen
yeast. Add to flour-shortening mixture. Knead until dough doesn't
stick to hand. Let rise until double in bulk. Put dough into 2
greased bread pans. Let rise until even with pan. Brush top of
bread with one beaten whole egg, then put in oven. Bake at 325F for
1 hr. Watch carefully, as it browns easily.
Makes 2 loaves.
Source:
"Best of the Best From Hawaii Cookbook"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 379 Calories; 5g Fat (13.0%
calories from fat); 9g Protein; 73g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber;
96mg Cholesterol; 112mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean
Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates.