The Recipe

Portuguese Sweet Bread

Name: Portuguese Sweet Bread
Prep time: 6 h
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 6 h 50 min
Yield: Serves:Â 28
Ingredients: 1/2 cup bread flour (unbleached, 2.25 ounces); 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (.5 ounce); 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (.25 ounce); 1/2 cup water, at room temperature (4 ounces); 6 tablespoons granulated sugar (3 ounces); 1 teaspoon salt (.25 ounce); 1/4 cup powdered milk (1.25 ounces); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 ounce); 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (1 ounce); 2 large eggs (3.3 ounces); 1 teaspoon lemon extract (.17 ounce); 1 teaspoon orange extract (.17 ounce); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (.17 ounce); 3 cups bread flour (unbleached,13.5 ounces); 6 tablespoons approx water, at room temperature (3 ounces); 1 egg, whisked with; 1 teaspoon water, until frothy

COOK TIME : an hourPREP TIME : 6 hours

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Adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, The Bread Baker's Apprentice (by Peter Reinhart), this recipe makes lovely sweet, light loaves. Prep time includes time for fermentation and proofing of the sponge and the dough. This bread will start browning rather quickly, due to the high sugar content, but don't be alarmed - it will get even darker as the center catches up with the outside, and the final color will be a rich mahogany brown.

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