Portuguese Sweet Bread Recipe

• 4½ tsp Active Dry Yeast
• ½ cup warm Potato Water
• 1¾ cups (plus 3 tbsp) Sugar
• 1 cup mashed Potatoes
• 1/8 tsp Ginger
• ½ cup scalded hot Milk
• 2 tsp Salt
• 6 Eggs
• ½ cup Butter/Margarine (melted)
• 8-10 cups Flour

• Combine yeast with warm potato water and stir to dissolve.
• Mix in 3 tbsp sugar, potatoes, and ginger together in a medium bowl. Cover and let rise until double.
• Add salt to the milk and cool until lukewarm.
• Beat eggs, one by one, and then beat together with 1¾ cups sugar until well blended.
• Add to the yeast mixture.
• Combine butter, followed by milk and 2 cups flour. Mix thoroughly until completely integrated.
• Add 2 more cups flour and beat for 5 minutes. Add more flour, until you get stiff dough.
• Knead for about 8-10 minutes on a lightly floured board until dough is smooth and elastic.
• Place in a buttered bowl, cover and let it rise until double.
• Divide the dough into four parts. Shape each part into a loaf and place in buttered loaf pans.
• Cover and let rise until doubled.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove and serve with stews or curries.