Massa Sovada - Portuguese Sweet Bread

Submitted by tranch

• Ready In: 5hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 10

ingredients

• active dry yeast, 2 packages
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 cup milk, scalded
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• all-purpose flour, 6 cans
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups raisins (optional)

directions

1. In a small bowl dissolve yeast in warm water and allow to proof, about 10 minutes.
2. Scald milk and stir in sugar, butter and salt. Stir until butter is melted.
3. Combine cinnamon and flour.
4. Add half the flour to the milk and mix until smooth.
5. Beat 3 eggs and add them and the yeast to the mixture. Continue adding flour to make a soft dough.
6. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and satiny, about 15 minutes.
7. Knead raisins in at this point, if using.
8. Shape into a ball and place into a well buttered bowl, turning to cover, and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, 2 1/2 - 3 hours.
9. Punch dough down and divide in half.
10. Place in two greased loaf pans and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
11. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
12. Beat remaining egg. Brush tops of loaves with egg.
13. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until golden and hollow sounding when thumped on the bottom.
14. Cool on wire racks.

Reviews

[Regina Oldbury]

This is the recipe I have used for many years. It is so yummy. It is easy to make and a treat to eat. It is good for every day type bread and wonderful to give as a gift. It is a favorite of my family.

 

[portuguesefoodlover]

This recipe isn't even close to what I grew up making with my grandmother<br/>first you DONOT put raisons<br/>second you are missing a lot of ingredients

 

[Jealith]

Thanks for posting this recipe!. I used to make this for my mom years ago and lost the recipe before I had a family of my own to share it with. I made one large round loaf instead of using loaf pans. It was always a hit :)

 

[NapalmFairy]

Awesome bread! It had a nice hint of sweetness without being too sweet. I had mine with strawberry homemade strawberry butter. I didn't have "cans" of flour so I just started out mixing 3 cups flour and just adding more until the liquid was well mixed together. I was making these for dinner rolls and got a bit pressed for time and didn't get a chance to let them have a second rise. But they still turned out AMAZING. I like how the cinnamon gave the bread an unexpected flavor in a good way.