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Pão Doce (São Tomé Sweet Bread)

Name: Pão Doce (São Tomé Sweet Bread)
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Sao Tome and Principe
Ingredients: 300g Bread flour; 5g Dry yeast; 3 tbsp Sugar; 150ml Milk; 1 Egg; 30g Butter

Dessert

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Fluffy, gently sweet bread — a breakfast staple in São Tomé and Príncipe.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In São Tomé and Príncipe, where Portuguese bread culture took root, this sweet bread is a breakfast staple. Many families make a daily habit of enjoying it fresh-baked alongside the island's own coffee.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Eaten fresh-baked with locally grown coffee for breakfast.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Bread flour 300g
Dry yeast 5g
Sugar 3 tbsp
Milk 150ml
Egg 1
Butter 30g

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Warm the milk to lukewarm, dissolve in the yeast and a little sugar, and let sit 10 minutes.
Combine the flour, remaining sugar, egg, and the yeast mixture in a bowl and knead.
Add the butter and knead further; once smooth, let rise for 1 hour.
Punch down, shape, and let rise a second time for 30 minutes.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 20 minutes until golden brown.

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