The Ultimate Portuguese Chorizo Bread

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey chorizo

💰Cheaper: spicy sausage

Turkey chorizo offers a leaner option while maintaining flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Combine water, milk, olive oil, and sugar in a jug and mix.

Let the mixture sit for 10 to 15 minutes to activate the yeast.

Cut potatoes into small cubes and wash them to remove excess starch.

Boil the potatoes until fork tender, then drain and pass them through a strainer to mash.

In a stand mixer with a hook attachment, combine flour, salt, and mashed potatoes.

Slowly add the activated yeast mixture and mix on low speed for a couple of minutes.

Increase the speed and mix for ten minutes until the dough is smooth and not sticking.

Tuck the dough into a bowl with olive oil, cover, and let it rise for four hours until doubled in size.

Slice the chorizo into half-centimeter thick slices.

Cut the dough into nine equal pieces, about 140g each, and form rectangles.

Place folded chorizo slices on the dough and fold the dough over to cover the chorizo.

Spread olive oil in a non-stick tray and place the breads in it.

Cover with a cloth and let it proof for 60 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).

Bake the bread for 30 to 40 minutes until dark brown on top.

Let the bread cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before serving.

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