Levedo Recipe ∘ Portuguese Muffins - Bolo Levedo

These are tasty English muffin-like breads from Titia Teolinda in St Micheal, the Azores. They're baked on a griddle, like pancakes.

Ingredients

• 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm water
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup melted butter, cooled
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups milk

Cooking Directions

1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water with a pinch of the sugar. Set aside to ferment, about 10 minutes.
2. Transfer the yeast mixture to a large bowl, and stir in the sugar, eggs, salt, flour, and milk until the dough comes together. Stir in the melted butter, then turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead for about 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. Cover dough with a cloth and set aside to rise until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.
3. Divide dough into about 15 to 20 pieces, and shape them into flat round cakes about 1/2 inch thick. Place a cloth on the table and dust it with flour. Arrange the cakes on the cloth, allowing space for rising. Allow them to set for 1 1/2 hours.
4. Place the cakes in a heavy ungreased skillet, and cook over low heat. Fry the cakes on each side until golden.

Nutrition Facts

• calories286.6
• carbohydrateContent52.7 g
• cholesterolContent47 mg
• fatContent5 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent7.3 g
• saturatedFatContent2.6 g
• sodiumContent123 mg
• sugarContent14.5 g