Portuguese Sweet Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 eggs, one for brushing on massa before baking
• 8 -9 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle yeast into 1/2 cup warm water and let activate.
• 2 combine all ingredients and knead well.
• 3 cover with a dry towel and let rise until doubled.
• 4 divide into 3 round loaves and placed in greased round cake pans.
• 5 let rise, brush tops with beaten egg and bake at 350f degrees 30-40 minutes .