Pao Doce (Portuguese Sweet Bread) Recipe

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Pao Doce (Portuguese Sweet Bread)
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Ingredients:

  • 1 large potato
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar

Directions:

  1. Boil potato until soft. Save 1/4 cup of the water the potato was boiled in and cool to lukewarm.
  2. Mash potato and measure out 1/2 cup.
  3. Add 2 Tbsp sugar and the yeast to the lukewarm potato water, stir to dissolve. Stir in mashed potato and set mixture aside to double in bulk.
  4. Scald milk, add salt and cool to lukewarm.
  5. Melt butter and cool.
  6. In large warm mixing bowl (rinse with hot water and dry before using), beat eggs.
  7. Remove 1 Tbsp of eggs to use for brushing tops of loaves.
  8. Gradually beat in sugar, then melted butter.
  9. Combine egg and yeast mixtures.
  10. Blend thoroughly.
  11. Add 1 1/3 cups of the flour and 1/4 cup milk.
  12. Beat until completely mixed.
  13. Add another 1 1/3 cups flour and beat till blended.
  14. (All ingredients should be in your dough now except for the last of the flour you will be kneading with.) Turn out the dough on floured board.
  15. Add last 1 1/3 cups flour* and knead dough till smooth and elastic, 75 to 100 times.
  16. Make a ball of dough, place in an oiled bowl, cover with damp cloth, and let rise in warm place. When double in bulk, punch down, divide dough into 2 round balls and place on 2 oiled pie pans or in oiled bread pans.
  17. Allow it to double in bulk (about 1 hour). Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  18. Brush loaves with beaten eggs.
  19. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until brown and done. They may be frozen.
  20. * Additional flour may have to be added to make a soft dough.
  21. Dough should be smooth not sticky after kneading is complete. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1243.84 Kcal (5208 kJ)
Calories from fat 415.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.14g 71%
Cholesterol 170.31mg 57%
Sodium 3997.99mg 167%
Potassium 499.79mg 11%
Total Carbs 183.94g 61%
Sugars 28.04g 112%
Dietary Fiber 18.02g 72%
Protein 25.77g 52%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 16%
Iron 10.6mg 59%
Calcium 496.4mg 50%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 339.94 Kcal (1423 kJ)
Calories from fat 113.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.61g 71%
Cholesterol 46.55mg 57%
Sodium 1092.65mg 167%
Potassium 136.59mg 11%
Total Carbs 50.27g 61%
Sugars 7.66g 112%
Dietary Fiber 4.93g 72%
Protein 7.04g 52%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 16%
Iron 2.9mg 59%
Calcium 135.7mg 50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 27.9
    Points
  • 33
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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