Portuguese sofrito bread, a culinary delight from the vibrant country of Portugal, is a satisfying dish that combines the richness of traditional flavors with a delightful texture. This flavorful bread is prepared using a combination of simple ingredients, including flour, water, yeast, and a unique blend of herbs and spices known as "sofrito." The result is a crusty loaf with an aromatic, savory taste that is sure to tantalize your taste buds. Whether you are a seasoned baker looking to expand your culinary horizons or a novice seeking an easy-to-follow recipe, this guide will provide you with the necessary steps and tips to create the perfect Portuguese sofrito bread using your air fryer, bread maker, or oven.
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PORTUGUESE SOFRITO BREAD (A B M)
Based on a recipe from Madge Rosenberg's delightful cookbook, The Best Bread Machine Cookbook Ever - Ethnic Breads. She says, "In Portugal, slowly sautéed onions are called sofrito, a deeply flavored beginning, or base, for dishes with rice or potatoes and for stews. The Italian soffritto adds herbs and celery; the Columbian adds annatto seeds. With roasted meat or chicken from any country, pass this Portuguese sofrito bread, or make an open-faced grilled cheese sandwich to remember." The default measurements are for a small 1 pound loaf; I have placed measurements for a large 1 ½ pound loaf in parentheses. I listed 4 hours as the bake time; your bread machine may have a quicker basic bread cycle. NOTE: be sure to use cooked rice! I haven't tried this yet.
Provided by mersaydees
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 4h20m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut onions into ½-inch dice. Saute slowly in olive oil until translucent and barely golden, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Add all ingredients including the sautéed onions to your bread machine in the order recommended by its manufacturer, and select the bread cycle.
PAO: PORTUGUESE FARM BREAD
Provided by Food Network
Time 2h40m
Yield 1 (8-inch) round loaf
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine the yeast, semolina flour, and water by pulsing 10 seconds in a large heavy-duty food processor (about 11 cup capacity) fitted with the metal chopping blade. Scrape down the side of the work bowl, recover, and let stand until foamy, about 15 minutes.
- With the machine running, add 1 1/2 cups of the all-purpose flour down the feed tube. It's easier if the flour is poured from a spouted measuring cup into a wide-mouth canning funnel inserted in the feed tube, or a stiff piece of paper rolled into a cone (the opening at the bottom should be at least 1-inch across).
- Using a plastic spatula scrape the work bowl and, if necessary, redistribute the dough so that it evenly surrounds the blade. Be careful of the blade. Add the salt and remaining flour, distribute evenly over the dough, and pulse for 10 seconds. Again scrape the work bowl and redistribute the dough.
- Pulse the dough for 20 seconds nonstop, shut the machine off, and let the dough rest covered in the work bowl for 5 minutes. Now pulse for another 20 seconds.
- Leaving the blade in place, carefully redistribute the dough until it's of uniform thickness. Recover the work bowl, keeping the pusher from the feed tube in. Note the level of the dough, estimate what it should be when doubled in bulk, and mark that level on the side of the work bowl.
- Let the dough rise in the sealed work bowl until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, lightly coat an 8-inch springform pan or 8-inch pie pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- When the dough has fully doubled, pulse quickly 4 to 5 times to punch down, then pulse for 20 seconds nonstop. Let the dough rest in the sealed work bowl for 5 minutes, then pulse for another 20 seconds. The dough will roll into a ball and leave the sides of the work bowl reasonably clean.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, shape into a ball, then roll in the flour to dust lightly. Place the loaf in the prepared pan, cover with a clean, dry dish towel, and set in a warm, dry spot until nearly doubled in bulk, this will take about 30 minutes.
- When the dough has risen for 10 minutes, position 1 rack in the middle of the oven and slide a second rack in the slot just below. Place a large shallow baking pan on the lower rack?I use a 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1-inch jelly roll pan?and half-fill with water. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
- Center the risen loaf on the middle rack and bake uncovered for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees F. and continue to bake until richly browned and hollow sounding when thumped, about 20 to 25 minutes longer.
- Remove the bread from the pan as soon as it comes from the oven, set right-side up on a wire rack, and cool to room temperature before cutting.
PORTUGUESE SOFRITO BREAD ABM
Posted for ZWT5 from World Hearth site. Time does not include cooking the rice--here is a way to use leftover rice. Pretty sure the water amount needs increasing.
Provided by WiGal
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 3h20m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Chop onion into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Saute in olive oil until transparent and barely golden 15 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Add all ingredients including cooled onions in order suggested by bread machine.
- Process according to manual directions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.8, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 352, Carbohydrate 38, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 2.7, Protein 4.9
PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD I
This recipe is for the bread machine. It is similar to homemade grandmother's sweet bread.
Provided by Jennifer Houde
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes
Time 3h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Add ingredients in order suggested by your manufacturer.
- Select "sweet bread" setting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55.9 calories, Carbohydrate 6.9 g, Cholesterol 17.1 mg, Fat 2.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 180.6 mg, Sugar 6.6 g
SOFRITO GRILLED BREAD
Categories Bread Herb Onion Pepper Side Low Fat Quick & Easy Summer Grill/Barbecue Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a blender purée all ingredients except bread until smooth. In a small heavy saucepan simmer sofrito, stirring, 3 minutes and season with salt and pepper. Sofrito may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
- Prepare grill.
- If desired halve bread slices. Spread some sofrito on 1 side of each bread slice (reserving any remaining sofrito for another use) and grill, sofrito side down, on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until golden brown, about 2 minutes. (Alternatively, bread may be grilled in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderately high heat.) Transfer sofrito bread as grilled with tongs to a bread basket.
PORTUGUESE POTATO BREAD (ABM)
This is an amazing, slightly sweet, awesome bread. I couldn't wait when I made my first two loaves for them to cool. I had to tuck in right away, burning my fingers in the process. It will overgrow your bread machine, so use the dough cycle and bake in two prepared bread pans. I made it with currants and substituted half baking splenda for for half the sugar and it turned out great. Would also be awesome with other dried fruits or a mixture. Makes amazing french toast!
Provided by MsTeechur
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 2h10m
Yield 2 Loaves, 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small saucepan or in the microwave, cook the diced potatoes until tender.
- Drain but reserve the potato water.
- Mash potato with a fork.
- Add enough water to the potato water to make 3/4 cup.
- Place potato, potato water, eggs, butter lemon peel, sugar, salt, bread flour in the breadpan of your bread machine.
- Add yeast last.
- Select dough cycle and press start.
- Check every now and again to make sure it's not too sticky, or too dry. If it is tacky, add a bit of flour 1 tbs at a time. If it's too dry add water a tbs at a time.
- When the bread machine beeps to add stuff, toss in your raisins and let finish.
- When the dough cycle is over, prepare two bread pans. Grease the pans and shake some course cornmeal across the bottom so it doesn't stick.
- Split dough between the pans and allow to rise for 15-20 minutes.
- After the last rise, cut three slits into the top of the bread, and brush with one beaten egg (you won't use all of it) to give the crust a nice sheen.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, covering the bread with foil after about 15 minutes so the top does not burn (and it will, so watch it).
- If you have a cooking thermometer, you will know the bread is done with the internal temp comes to 200-210. It is not necessary, but since this bread.
PORTUGUESE SWEET BREAD II
This sweet Portuguese bread is made in the bread machine.
Provided by Sandy
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place ingredients in bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select white bread setting. Start.
- To bake bread in oven: select Dough cycle. Once cycle is complete, shape dough and place in a greased loaf pan. Allow to rise in a warm spot until doubled in size. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 41.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5.7 g, Cholesterol 26.1 mg, Fat 1.5 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 138.5 mg, Sugar 5.3 g
PORTUGUESE FARM BREAD
Provided by Jean Anderson
Categories Bread Bread Machine Bake
Yield Makes one 8-inch round loaf
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Combine the yeast, semolina flour, and water by churning 10 seconds in a large heavy-duty food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade. Scrape down the sides of the work bowl, re-cover, and let stand until foamy, about 15 minutes.
- 2. With the machine running, add half the all-purpose flour down the feed tube. It's easier if you pour the flour from a spouted measuring cup into a wide-mouth canning funnel inserted in the feed tube or failing that, a stiff piece of paper rolled into a cone (the opening at the bottom should be at least 1 inch across).
- 3. Using a plastic spatula, scrape the work bowl, and if necessary, redistribute the dough so that it evenly surrounds the blade - take care! Add the salt and remaining flour, distributing evenly over the dough, and churn for 10 seconds. Again scrape the work bowl and redistribute the dough.
- 4. Churn the dough for 20 seconds nonstop, shut the machine off, and let the dough rest in the sealed work bowl for 5 minutes. Now churn for another 20 seconds.
- 5. Leaving the blade in place, carefully redistribute the dough until it's of uniform thinness. Re-cover the work bowl, keeping the pusher in. Note the level of the dough in bulk, estimate what it should be when doubled in bulk, and mark that level on the side of the work bowl.
- 6. Let the dough rise in the sealed work bowl until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, lightly coat an 8-inch springform pan or 8-inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- 7. When the dough has fully doubled, pulse quickly 4 to 5 times to punch down, then churn for 20 seconds nonstop. Let the dough rest in the sealed work bowl for 5 minutes, then churn for another 20 seconds. The dough will roll into a ball and leave the sides of the work bowl reasonably clean.
- 8. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, shape into a ball, then roll in the flour to dust lightly. Place the loaf in the prepared pan, cover with a clean, dry dish towel, and set in a warm, dry spot until nearly doubled in bulk - this will take about 30 minutes.
- 9. When the dough has risen for 10 minutes, position one rack in the middle of the oven and slide a second rack in the slot just below. Place a large shallow baking pan on the lower rack - I use a 15 1/2 X 10 1/2 X 1-inch jelly roll pan - and half-fill with water. Preheat the over to 500°F.
- 10. Center the risen loaf on the middle rack and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 400°F and continue baking until richly browned and hollow sounding when thumped, 20 to 25 minutes longer.
- 11. Remove the bread from the pan as soon as it comes from the oven, set right-side-up on a wire rack, and cool to room temperature before cutting.
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: This will make a big difference in the flavor of your bread.
- Proof the yeast correctly: This is essential for ensuring that your bread rises properly.
- Knead the dough well: This will help to develop the gluten in the flour, which will give your bread a chewy texture.
- Let the dough rise in a warm place: This will help it to double in size.
- Bake the bread in a preheated oven: This will help to ensure that it cooks evenly.
- Brush the bread with melted butter before baking: This will give it a golden brown crust.
- Let the bread cool completely before slicing: This will help to prevent it from crumbling.
Conclusion:
Portuguese sofrito bread is a delicious and versatile bread that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. Whether you prefer it plain, with butter, or with your favorite toppings, Portuguese sofrito bread is sure to be a hit. So next time you're looking for a tasty and satisfying bread, give this recipe a try!
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