portuguese sweet bread iv

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 5 cups white sugar
• 3 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 16 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• warm the milk in a small saucepan until it . mix in the butter and shortening; stir until melted. place sugar in a very large bowl, pour milk over sugar and stir until sugar dissolves. let cool until lukewarm. in a small bowl, stir yeast into warm water.
• stir 12 eggs and yeast mixture into milk and sugar; beat well. pour all of the flour into the milk/eggs/sugar mixture; stir well to combine. when the dough has pulled together, turn it out a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic; about 8 minutes. lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. deflate dough and let rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• deflate the dough and turn it out a lightly floured surface. divide the dough into six equal pieces and form into loaves. place the loaves into lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• in a small bowl, beat together 1 egg and 2 tablespoons water and brush on the risen loaves. bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until bottom of loaves sound hollow when tapped.