Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Home made Portuguese sweet bread, amongst many other things, reminds me of growing up in the rural countryside with my many cousins. Hot from the oven the aroma takes me back: I see my Va and Aunts around the wooden table in the kitchen, slabs of butter, children's chubby hands, coffee brewing, white ironstone mugs, the Holy Ghost crown in the living room and the Portuguese chatter filling the air with a happiness that gives my roots a safe place to remember.

 

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 Portuguese sweet bread begins with melted butter, eggs, flour, sugar, yeast…

Though it also begins with my Va passing the tradition of bread making to her daughters, and her daughters making it for every reason and none for their children. Since I have been home I have had five rolls and plan to have many more, preferably hot from the oven.

 

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Today I went to my Aunt Louie's to make sweet bread.

 

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

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Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Guess which ones are mine?

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

 

Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread

 

Recipe to follow.

 



Comments

13 responses to “Home Made Portuguese Sweet Bread”

  1. There is nothing, nothing like homemade bread.

  2. Ohhhh! I can almost smell it. Lucky you!

  3. M-m-m-massa souvada!
    BTW, that’s my stoneware design (mixing AND dinner bowls, plates, pasta platters, mugs, pitchers, S&P, teapot, soufflé pan — you name it!).

  4. Mmmmmmm. Looking forward to the recipe.

  5. Jacklynn Lantry

    Yummy! It makes amazing french toast too. I bet the house smelled great for hours and hours.

  6. Shelley Noble

    How gorgeous, in every way.

  7. Taste of France

    These are the best moments and the best memories.

  8. Magic 🙂 I can smell the goodness coming out across your photos. And they taste so wonderful because they contain all your precious memories too!
    Glad to see you’ve recovered….

  9. Also a canister set, a sugar bowl/creamer set, quiche pans, a bean pot, a soup tureen, a serving platter, a cookie jar, two-handled soup cups, and French Onion soup bowls (with handles!). It took us years to collect them all, both in terms of locating them, and what we could afford at any given time.

  10. oh my, they are so beautiful! and look like they smell and taste amazing….waiting for the recipe…a must make for my family…..along with my repertoire of Norwegian baked goods – especially at holiday time.

  11. Rachel Schindler

    Yum…

  12. Diane Belforte Lewis

    that does it, I’m making some. Keep those pictures of the beautiful Willows countryside coming please! Happy thanksgiving Amaros!

  13. Pam Farrell

    What a lovely post! Can’t wait for the recipe.

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