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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 loaves 981g Recipe makes 5 loaves) The following items or measurements are not included below: 1 lemons, zest of 1 large water
Calories 2999
Calories from Fat 623		(20%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 69.2g	106%
	Saturated Fat 26.7g	133%
	Monounsaturated Fat 27.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 8.9g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 578mg		192%
Sodium 739mg		30%
Potassium 1030mg		29%
Total Carbohydrate 518.8g		172%
	Dietary Fiber 13.2g	52%
	Sugars 162.0g
Protein 70.1g		140%
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Emeril Lagasse's Portuguese Sweet Bread

Recipe #370327 | 7 hours | 6 hours prep | add private note

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By: LifeIsGood
May 6, 2009

This is a recipe that has been handed down for generations in Emeril's family. It is his family's favorite bread to have at Easter, but can be made at any time. This recipe makes five small loaves. It is very hands-on, requiring kneading but it works very well. The prep time is for rising. Note: If making for Easter, you can add a colored Easter egg to the top of each loaf during the final rising. You would need 5 colored Easter eggs, one for each loaf.

5 loaves (change servings and units)

Ingredients

4 cups milk (I use whole)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 lb lard
3 (1/4 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast
5 lbs all-purpose flour, divided
12 large eggs
4 cups sugar
1 lemon, zest of, grated
1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for glaze

Directions

1
Combine the milk, salt and lard in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Set aside.
2
In a small bowl combine the yeast, 1 cup of the flour, and 1/2 cup warm water and set aside.
3
In a large bowl, with a whisk, combine the eggs, sugar and lemon zest and mix thoroughly.
4
Add the milk mixture, yeast mixture and remaining flour and thoroughly combine.
5
Set aside to rise, kneading 6 times every half hour.
6
The bread will take 6 hours to rise.
7
Prepare 5 round loaf pans with butter or lard.
8
Divide the batter among the pans - each pan should be half full.
9
Press the dough evenly in the pan and let it rise again until it reaches the top of the pan.
10
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
11
Brush the loaves with beaten egg.
12
Bake for about 1 hour, until golden brown.

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From: Scarlett516

On Jun 7, 2009

I love massa sovada! I used to live in an area with a large Portuguese population (about 1/2 hour from where Emeril is from!) and used to get this all the time. Since it takes so long, I can't see myself making this often, but it's great for a once-in-a-while treat. I made 1/5 the recipe to get 1 loaf. Since the recipe gives really difficult amounts, I used 1 cup milk, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 4 tbsp unsalted butter instead of lard, 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast, 4 tbsp flour, plus about 2 1/2 cups flour (I weighed it out), 3 large eggs, 1 cup sugar, 3 tbsp water. I made the glaze as written since I didn't mind having extra glaze. Don't expect a typical dough ball for kneading. This is more like a quick bread batter. I kneaded by using 6 turns of my Kitchen Aid dough hook.

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