Masa Sovada (Portuguese Sweetbread)

Title: Masa Sovada (Portuguese Sweetbread)

Categories: Breads, Portuguese

Yield: 6 Servings

1/4 c Water

-lukewarm for compressed)

1 c Scalded milk

1 c Sugar

2 ts Cinnamon

1/2 c Butter or margarine

1/2 ts Of salt

5 1/2 To 6 cups all-purpose flour

4 Eggs

2 packages yeast

-dry or compressed)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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 milk/sugar/butter/salt, 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 (about 15

mins.). Shape into a ball and place in buttered bowl. Cover and let rise

2-1/2 to 3 hours

Punch risen dough down and divide it in half. Place in two greased pans (8

1-1/2 to

hours). Brush tops of dough with remaining egg (beaten).

350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on

wire racks.

NOTES: I have found that if I initially heat up the oven and then turn it

off, I put the dough in there to rise and it rises twice as fast.

Also, I don't know if this violates any rules, but I've found that I prefer

this bread with raisins added.

Finally, as I mentioned to those who have gotten this recipe already, this

bread makes the best toast in the world! (Personal opinion, of course..)

Frank --