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Portuguese Sweet Bread I

SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Houde      PHOTO BY: WeirdAuntMartha

"This recipe is for the bread machine. It is similar to homemade "grandmother's" sweet bread."
PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  3 Hrs
READY IN  3 Hrs 5 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 1 1/2 pound loaf
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups bread flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

DIRECTIONS

  1. Add ingredients in order suggested by your manufacturer.
  2. Select "sweet bread" setting.
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Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2004 by WeirdAuntMartha
This bread is awesome. I'm kind of picky, I hate the way bread machine bread comes out. So I add the ingredients and set it to the dough cycle. Then I put the dough in my loaf pan and bake at 350° for 20 minutes, turning half way through. It comes out absolutely gorgeous. It is wonderful toasted. My boyfriend loves it. I no longer buy loaves of bread from the store, I simply bake this bread on the weekends. Thanks for the awesome recipe!

19 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2003 by MEOW2U
If you REALLY want to taste sweetbread at it's absolute best, try buttering one side of a nice thick slice and grilling it in the frying pan. Tastes just like danish!

17 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2008 by MommyFromSeattle
Great tasting bread and texture. I don't use a bread machine since I don't think the texture comes out as nice as oven baking. For people without machines, this recipe couldn't be simpler. Warm the milk and add the sugar and the yeast. Stir and let sit for about 15 min. to proof (the yeast will foam). If it doesn't foam, your milk probably wasn't warm enough. Then add the foamy yeast mixture to the rest of the ingredients and mix. This dough is easy to mix by hand so you really don't need the KitchenAid. The dough will be sticky. So after mixing, cover and let it sit in the bowl to rise 1-2 hours. Punch down and let rise again or form into rolls at this time. Super quick and easy. If you want a sweeter, richer bread, increase sugar to 1/2 cup and add one extra egg yolk. If makikng one large loaf, bake for about 30-35 min. at 375.

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 180

  • Total Fat: 3.2g
  • Cholesterol: 19mg
  • Sodium: 183mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 5.6g

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