How to Make Easy Portuguese Sweet Bread

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with healthy fats.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness while brown sugar is often less expensive.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is a lower-calorie alternative, while water can reduce cost.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: sultanas

Dried cranberries provide a tart flavor, while sultanas are often less expensive.

Mix yeast and warm water together, stir briefly, and set aside for about five minutes to activate the yeast.

In a stand-up mixer bowl, add evaporated milk, water, softened butter, eggs, sugar, salt, and the yeast mixture, then mix to combine.

Transfer to the stand-up mixer with the dough hook, set it to stir, and slowly add in the flour until the dough begins to come off of the sides.

Transfer the dough to a clean working station, lightly dust it with flour, and hand knead for another 5 minutes, adding more flour if it becomes sticky.

Lightly grease a large bowl, add in the dough, cover it, and let it rise in a warm area for one hour.

After the dough has risen, punch it down and divide it into two loaves, then further divide into seven or eight balls.

Lightly grease a 9-inch round pie pan and line it with the divided dough, cover, and let it rise again for another hour in a warm area.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Uncover the dough and bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

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