Portuguese Corn Bread (broa)

Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/4 cups water, warm
• 3/4 cup milk, warm
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl combine yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup of the water; set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl stir together the remaining water, milk, salt, olive oil and cornmeal.
• 3 add the yeast mixture to the cornmeal, stirring until combined.
• 4 slowly add the flour, a little at a time, until you have a soft dough that is not too sticky to work with. adjust more or less flour as needed.
• 5 turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead 5 minutes.
• 6 place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until double in bulk.
• 7 punch dough down, knead for 5 minutes.
• 8 grease a 9-inch round pie pan.
• 9 form dough into a round loaf that will fit into the pan. place in the pan and cover, allowing to rise again in a warm place until double in bulk (about 1 hour).
• 10 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 11 bake for 40 minutes or until it sounds hollow when tapped.
• 12 cool on a rack.