(Machine-Made) Loaf: Portuguese Sweet Bread

The baker and its craft.

Yesterday just seemed like a fine day to make a loaf of bread. And applesauce and pumpkin flan. (More about those later.)

Then I woke up this morning and found out that a whole bunch of other people made loaves, too, thanks to Di of Di's Kitchen Notebook. She is organizing seasonal blogging events, and for fall it's Handmade Loaves. Well, I'll tell you right off the bat: mine wasn't handmade. I have my Zo Mini breadmaker to thank for this one. After all, I had apples to peel and pumpkin to flan.

So this is my very bandwagonesque, not-really-qualifying-as-handmade bread post on King Arthur Flour's Portuguese Sweet Bread. You can find some full-loaf, handmade recipes for this bread here, as well as fascinating backstory on Portuguese Sweet Bread. New England, San Francisco, and Hawaiian styles - who knew?

In summary, an excellent sweet bread flavored with a touch of vanilla and lemon oil. If enough of the loaf survives the day, I can imagine some fantastic french toast for breakfast tomorrow.

If you want to participate in Di's next seasonal blogging event - rumor has it it's a holiday cookie exchange! - head on over to her blog and let her know!