Portuguese sweet bread
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| Alternative names | pão doce, massa sovada, Hawaiian rolls |
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| Type | bread |
| Course | dessert |
| Place of origin | Portugal |
| Associated national cuisine | Portuguese cuisine |
| Main ingredients | milk, sugar, flour, eggs, butter, yeast, salt |
Portuguese sweet bread (Portuguese: pão doce "sweet bread" or massa sovada "kneaded dough") is a bread made with milk, sugar, eggs, yeast, flour and sometimes lemon peel to produce a subtly sweet lightly textured loaf or rolls. A slightly different recipe is made during Easter that is known as folar and often contains a hard-boiled egg.[1][2] The bread was brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants from Maderia and the Azores, under the name Hawaiian rolls, and are now considered a quintessential dish in Hawaiian cuisine and widely eaten throughout the United States.[3]
Portuguese sweet bread is traditionally made in Maderia and the Azores around Christmas, and the Easter version is made around Easter, but it is also available year-round on the islands. It is uncommon to find this type of bread in mainland Portugal. It is traditionally baked in a stone oven known as a forno.[4]
The bread is usually served simply with butter and is sometimes served with a rice pudding known as arroz doce.
Portuguese sweet bread is common in areas with large populations of Portuguese Americans and Portuguese Canadians, such as New England, Hawaii, northern New Jersey, southern Florida, California, and Ontario, Canada especially Toronto, and it is prominent in Hawaiian and New England cuisines. At one time, Hawaii featured numerous fornos for baking Portuguese breads constructed by Portuguese immigrants.[4] The California-based company King's Hawaiian and numerous regional bakeries produce Portuguese sweet bread.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Elise Johnson (March 20, 2013). "Massa Sovada, Traditional Portuguese Sweet Bread". Cooking with Lise. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Tia Maria (January 2, 2013). "Portuguese Sweet Bread – Pao Doce". Tia Maria's Blog for the Portuguese Foodie. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "The History of Hawaiian Sweet Breads | Cook's Country".
- ^ a b "Portuguese Stone Oven Baking". Kona Historical Society. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ Charles Perry (April 2, 2002). "The King of Hawaiian Sweet Bread". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- Laudan, Rachel (1996), The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii's Culinary Heritage, New York: University of Hawaiʻi Press, ISBN 0-8248-1778-8, archived from the original on 2016-08-22, retrieved 2020-05-09
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