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Pão de Azeite

Lucy Figueiredo
Pão de Azeite, a traditional Portuguese bread made with olive oil for a rich flavor and fluffy texture. Learn how to make this delicious bread with my easy recipe and enjoy the taste of Portugal at home.
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Course Breads
Servings 0

Equipment

  • 1 kitchen aid mixer
  • 2 Stone Cookie Sheets

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups of bread flour
  • 12 whole eggs
  • 1 ½ tbsp of salt
  • 2 tbsp of dry yeast
  • 1 cup of warm milk
  • 1 cup of Olive Oil
  • ½ cup of corn flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 150℉ for 10 min. Shut off the heat and keep the door closed.
  • Warm 1 cup of milk up to 95℉. Add 2 tbsp of dry yeast, stir, and let sit for 10 minutes. Yeast will start to activate.
  • In your Kitchen Aid mixing bowl using your dough attachment, add flour, eggs, salt and mix well.
  • After a few minutes when milk and yeast are ready, add this mixture to your bowl.
  • Then, add the olive oil. Mix well.
  • Let this mix for 15-20 minutes. The more it mixes the more elastic the dough will become, this is what you want to see.
  • When done mixing, place plastic cover over bowl and place in your oven that you have preheated.
  • Let rise about 2 hours or until dough has doubled in size.
  • Prepare a well floured surface using corn flour.
  • Also, prepare a tray with a cheesecloth or clean kitchen towel and remaining corn flour. You will need this to divide the dough and let it rise again.
  • Place your dough on the well floured surface and divide into 3 parts.
  • Knead each piece into a round dough ball and place on your cheesecloth srinkled with corn flour.
  • Using a cheesecloth or towel will help dough from sticking to each other and keeping them snug as they continue to rise.
  • When done, place a clean towel over them and place it back into your oven and let rise for another 30 minutes. Remember: Oven should not be turned on. It should still feel somewhat warm from preheating it earlier.
  • Remove tray from oven and preheat your oven to 400℉. Place 2 stone cookie sheets in your oven while it is preheating.
  • When the oven is ready grab a dough ball. Using your finger tips grab the top part of the dough and twist the bottom to shape it. You can also shape it anyway you would like.
  • Sprinkle stone cookie sheet with corn flour and place the dough right onto the stone.
  • Do the same for the other 2 pieces.
  • Bake for 30-45 minutes. Bread will be ready when toothpick comes out clean and bottom of bread sounds hollow when you touch it.
  • Place bread on a cooling rack and let cool completely.
  • Serve with butter, Portuguese goat cheese or jam.
  • Bom appetite.
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