Portuguese Easter Bread | Folar de Pascoa
Ingredients
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 envelopes dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 eggs beaten
  • 5 to 6 cups flour
  • 6 hard boiled eggs
Instructions
  1. Combine 1 cup of warm milk, sugar, butter and salt in a large bowl. Stir until most of the butter is melted.
  2. Add beaten eggs.
  3. Sprinkle yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar into the remaining milk.
  4. Stir to dissolve.
  5. Let stand to rise until bubbly and doubled in volume. Approximately 2 to 3 hours.
  6. Add yeast into the butter mixture.
  7. Beat in flour, 1 cup at a time, until a soft dough forms.
  8. Place on a well-floured surface.
  9. Knead 8 to 10 minutes until well mixed and smooth.
  10. Place dough in a large buttered bowl and cover.
  11. Let rise in a warm place, approximately 2 hours or until double in volume.
  12. Punch dough down,and place onto a lightly floured surface.
  13. Divide into 3 parts and make braid.
  14. Place a hard boiled egg in the middle of each round and criss cross the braid on top.
  15. Place on a greased cookie sheet and cover.
  16. Brush bread with beaten egg.
  17. Bake in 350 degree oven about 25 minutes.
Recipe by Family Foodie at https://familyfoodierecipes.com/portuguese-easter-bread-folar-de-pascoa-sundaysupper/