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Broa (Portuguese Cornbread)
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Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
260 minutes
Portuguese Broa bread: Perfect with soup, crusty perfection from oven steam.
Ingredients:
  • 1.5 cups milk, or as needed
  • 4 pats unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1.5 cups cornmeal, or as needed
  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 1 pinch white sugar
  • 0.25 cup warm water
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or to taste
Instructions:
  • In a small saucepan, warm milk over medium heat until it starts to bubble. Stir in butter and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Add cornmeal and whisk until a thick, saucy consistency forms. Take off the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature.
  • While you wait, gently sprinkle yeast and a pinch of sugar over warm water. Mix well and allow it to sit until the yeast softens and a creamy foam forms, approximately 5 minutes.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, mix the flour and salt. Add the yeast mixture and mix on low speed, while slowly pouring in the milk mixture. Knead the mixture until it forms a slightly dense dough, then remove from the bowl and shape into a ball.
  • Coat a bowl or pot with olive oil, place the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rise in a cozy spot until it doubles in size, approximately 2 hours.
  • Deflate dough and shape into 2 boules or flat-bottomed balls. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat. Dust tops with flour and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise until puffy, approximately 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to a toasty 500 degrees F (260 degrees C), then fill an oven-proof pot with 4 to 5 cups of water and slide it onto the bottom rack of the hot oven.
  • Score the tops of the puffed bread boules with 4 shallow slits in a cross pattern, 2 lines up and 2 lines across.
  • - Bake bread in a preheated oven at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. - Spritz the tops with water from a spray bottle. - Lower oven temperature to 400 degrees F and bake until crusts are deep brown, about 20 minutes more. - Remove breads from the pan and let them cool for 20 minutes before serving.

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