Sweet Bread Brazilian Recipe

Brazilian Sweet Bread Recipe is delicious as it looks and very easy to make. You can have it with your cup of coffee or tea. If you like homemade bread just like the bakery, you’ll love this Sweet Bread.

In Brazil, in our bakeries you can find Sweet bread with all kinds of delicious glazes, like coconut cream, dulce de leche, chocolate ganache and vanilla custard.  You can make with this bread delicious French toast and bread pudding . 

I love this Brazilian Sweet Bread when it comes out of the hot oven and makes my whole kitchen smell like a real bakery. If you love fresh bread as much as I do you’ll love this bread with your cup of coffee or tea.  

How To Make The Sweet Bread

For this Sweet bread the ingredients are simple  All-purpose Flour, eggs, dry yeast, milk, sugar, butter and salt, shredded coconut and sugar glaze (sugar and milk).  It has a sweet and golden top crust covered with sugar glaze and shredded coconut. This is not a bread, it’s a dessert!

This recipe you can yields 22 small breads or 2 large breads!

The ingredients for Brazilian Sweet bread Recipe:

• 8 cups All-purpose Flour
• 3 eggs
• 15 grams dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 200 grams unsalted butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 200 grams shredded coconut
• 1 yolk mixed with 4 tbsp of milk
• sugar glaze

Sugar glaze:

In a saucepan over low heat pour the milk and sugar, let it boil until it thicken.

How to make the Brazilian Sweet Bread recipe

1. In a an electric stand mixer with the dough hook attachment , Combine the warm milk, yeast, sugar, eggs, butter and mix at low speed.

2. Place the warm milk, yeast, sugar, eggs, butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Stir at low speed

3. In a large bowl add salt and flour together. Gradually add the flour to yeast mixture; and turn the mixer speed to medium-high and continue mixing until the dough comes away from sides of the bowl and forms a slightly sticky ball. 

4. Remove the dough bowl and transfer onto a floured surface or a silicone mat and shape the dough into a ball.

5. Lightly brush a large bowl with butter. place the dough in bowl; turn dough overindulged the bowl so that the top is also lightly greased. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel. place the dough in a warm draft free place and let it rise until doubles in volume (it should not spring back when pressed), About 1 hour.

6. Remove from bowl and punch down dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4 minutes or until the bubbles are out of the bread.

7. Divide the dough into 2 equal portions; or cut in small pieces about 60 grams each or two large breads.

8. Butter a baking tray .

9. Roll out the pieces making a long rope about 12 to 15 inches long. Pinch the ropes together at one end and tuck the ends under so they look nice and neat. Then, begin braiding by crossing the right rope over the center rope. Then, cross the left rope over the center. Continue alternating, right and left over center, until the braid is done.

10. Place the breads on butter and floured baking tray and place the breads and let it rise for 40 minutes or until doubled in volume.

11. Brush the bread with egg wash mixture gently to avoid lowering the breads.

12. Preheated oven 350 F and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the breads crust are golden brown . Remove out of the oven and brush well with the sugar glaze and finally sprinkle on the shredded coconut.

Enjoy !

Brazilian Sweet Bread Recipe

Brazilian Sweet Bread, it's delicious as it looks and very easy to make. You can have it with your cup of coffee or tea. If you love Fresh Homemade Bread, just like the one from bakery, you'll love this Sweet Bread.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Brazilian

Servings 22 people

Equipment

• An Electric Stand Mixer

Ingredients

  

• 8 cups all-purpose flour or 1 kg
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 3 ovos
• 200 grams butter soft at room temperature (Do not use oil)
• 15 grams dry yeast or 80 grams fresh yeast
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg yolk mixed with 4 tablespoons of milk to brush the breads

Sugar Glaze

• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 200 grams shredded coconut

Instructions

 

Sugar Glaze

• In a saucepan over low heat, pour the milk and sugar, let it boil until it thicken.

How to make the Brazilian Sweet Bread Recipe:

• Place the warm milk, yeast, sugar, eggs, butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Stir at low speed.
• In a large bowl add salt and flour together. Gradually add the flour to yeast mixture; and turn the mixer speed to medium-high and continue mixing until the dough comes away from sides of the bowl and forms a slightly sticky ball. 
• Dump the dough out onto a floured surface or a silicone mat and knead by hand for a minute, until the dough is smooth and elastic. Shape the dough into a ball. 
• Lightly brush a large bowl with butter. place the dough. Turn dough over so that the top is also lightly greased. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel. place the dough in a warm draft free place and let it rise until doubles in volume (it should not spring back when pressed), About 1 hour. 
• Remove dough from bowl and punch down . Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 4 minutes or until the bubbles are out of the bread. 
•  Divide the dough into 2 equal portions; or cut in small pieces about 60 grams each or two large breads.
•  Butter a baking tray .  
• Roll out the pieces making a long rope about 12 to 15 inches long. Pinch the ropes together at one end and tuck the ends under. Then, begin braiding by crossing the right rope over the center rope. Then, cross the left rope over the center. Continue alternating, right and left over center, until the braid is done.
•  Place the breads on butter and floured baking tray and place the breads and let it rise for 40 minutes or until doubled in volume. 
• Brush the bread with egg wash mixture gently to avoid lowering the breads. 
• Preheated oven 180 degrees, bake 350 F 20 to 25 minutes . Remove out of the oven and brush well with the sugar glaze and finally sprinkle on the shredded coconut. 

Notes

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Keyword Brazilian Sweet Bread, easy