From the Anchor Yeast Kitchen
Portuguese Bread
Prep 1 hr
Baking Time
25–30 mins
Total 1 hr 30 mins
Makes 2 Portuguese Breads
easy
Jump to Recipe
Save
Share
By
Anchor Yeast Kitchen
Traditional Portuguese Bread, what better to have with a variety of this fine cuisine
New to baking with yeast? Start with Dough Fundamentals in Learn.
Learn
Ingredients
360
g
Cake flour
( 3 x 250 ml / 3 cups )
120
g
White bread flour
( 1 x 250 ml / 1 cup )
5
ml
Salt
( 1 tsp )
250
ml
Cooked sweet potato, mashed
( 1 cup, about 2 large sweet potatoes )
10
g
Anchor Instant Yeast
( 1 packet )
310
ml
Lukewarm water
( ± 1¼ cups )
Method
Mix the cake flour, white bread flour and salt together.
Add the mashed sweet potato and mix through.
Add the Anchor Instant Yeast and mix.
Add the lukewarm water to the flour mixture to form a soft dough and knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
Cover with greased plastic and leave in a warm place to rest for 10 minutes.
Knock the dough down, divide into 2 equal pieces for two loaves.
Roll each piece into a round. Flatten the dough by hand and place onto a greased baking tray, cover with greased plastic and allow to rise in a warm place for 30 - 40 minutes.
Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C / 400 °F for 25 - 30 minutes, or until golden brown, or place in a cast iron pot and bake on an open fire.
The yeast you'll need
Anchor Instant Yeast, 10 G Sachets
Shop Now
Reviews
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write one.
Leave a Review
Loved this recipe?
Join the baking club
New tested recipes and baking skills in your inbox - free.