Ingredients
SMALL LOAF
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 tbsp margarine or butter
2 1/4 tbsp sugar
1/3 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup bread flour
1 tsp yeast
MEDIUM LOAF
2/3 cup milk
1 1/3 eggs
1 1/3 tbsp margarine or butter
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 cup bread flour
1 1/2 tsp yeast
LARGE LOAF
1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 tbsp margarine or butter
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 tsp salt
3 cup bread flour
2 1/2 tsp yeast
Directions
Add ingredients according to manufacturer's instructions. Bread can
be make sweeter by increasing sugar to 3 tablespoons (small loaf),
1/3 cup (medium loaf) or 1/2 cup (large loaf)
Servings: 1 servings
Portuguese Sweet Bread Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Bread; Breads
The History of Recipes
Written recipes as a concept can be tracked far back into history, at least as far back into recorded history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and possibly even further. Having said that, these, ancient recipes were just simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
Fascinatingly, the oldest recipe in existence, according to experts in ancient history is a series of ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian which describe the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who tried it feel wonderful. Progressing into The time of the roman empire around 25BC a roman called Apicius wrote a number of documents describing recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his scrolls, he tells us how the roman meals were divided into starters, main meal and afters, something that is very familiar to us today. This early Roman chef tells us how the ancient chefs used many aromatic flavors, including many that are still in use today like bay, fennel and dill. In the 15th century, people returning from the crusades brought back many foods and spices from Arab cooking, including spices such as basil and coriander. These new culinary innovations led to an explosion in manuscripts on food, some of which are kept safe in academic collections. The introduction of television gave us TV cookery programs and the demand for the spin-off recipe books. Which brings us neatly up to date and the invention of computers and the internet, permitting us all to search through thousands of recipes like the ones you can find on sites such as this. |
We hope you enjoy this Portuguese Sweet Bread recipe.
