Massa Sovada (Portuguese Sweet Bread)
Enjoy this Portuguese favorite that can be served plain or with any type of spread.
Ingredients
| 2 | packages |
yeast, active dry
dry |
* |
| ¼ | cup |
water
lukewarm |
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| 1 | cup |
milk
scalded |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 6 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Dissolve yeast in warm water. Scald milk and add to sugar, butter and salt; stir until butter is melted. Mix cinnamon and flour. Add ½ 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 until double in size (2½ 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 (1½ to 2 hours). Brush tops of dough with remaining beaten egg.
Bake in 350℉ (180℃) oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.
MAINE
over 10 years ago
I WAS LOOKING 4 REAL MASSA SOVADA NOT SWEET BREAD DO YOU HAVE THIS RECIPE ? IF YOU DO PLEASE SEND IT TO MY EMAIL ---- TALKINGIRL08@AOL.COM OR ---- IAMNOTYOURGIRL07@AOL.COM THANKS
Tallahassee, United States
over 8 years ago
Massa sovada is sweet bread
about 2 years ago
Two packages of dry yeast- how much exactly is that by mine comes in a small round tin. Does any one know?
about 1 year ago
Probably 14g of dried yeast, but not sure...they are usually 7g a pack.
12 months ago
Yea this was not a very good recipe direction...do not follow this.