Portuguese Sweetbread
- 1/4 cup water warm
- 1 cup milk scalded
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups flour, all-purpose
- 4 large eggs
- 2 packages yeast, active dry
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Dissolve yeast in warm water.
- Scald milk and add to sugar, butter and salt; stir until butter is melted.
- Mix cinnamon and flour.
- Add 1/2 the flour to the mixture, and mix until smooth.
- Beat 3 eggs and add them and the yeast to the mixture.
- Continue to add remaining flour to make soft dough.
- Remove it from the bowl and place on floured board.
- Knead until smooth and satiny.
- Shape into a ball and place in buttered bowl.
- Cover and let rise until double in size (2 1/2 to 3 hours).
- Punch risen dough down and divide it in half.
- Place in two greased pans (8 inches round).
- Let rise in warm place until double in size (1 1/2 to 2 hours).
- Brush tops of dough with remaining egg (beaten).
- Bake in 350F (180C).
- oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on wire racks.
water, milk, sugar, cinnamon, butter, salt, flour, eggs, yeast
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/portuguese-sweetbread-36204 (may not work)