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Alentejo Homestyle Bread
Alentejo Homestyle Bread is the bread of my heritage. When my father opened a bakery here in the United States, this is one of the types of bread he made. Here the measurements are given in grams not volume. If you do not have a prepared…
Chouriço à Corisco
Chouriço à Corisco is a relatively unknown simple dish of sautéed Portuguese pork sausage. Alternatively, rather than sautéed, Chouriço à Corisco can also be made by grilling or broiling the sausage first, depending on…
Coconut Flan (Bolo de Coco)
Literally translated, this Coconut Flan (Bolo de Coco) is Coconut Cake, but it is really of a flan consistency. Using the whites to starch their habits, nuns created luscious desserts with the yolks and sweetened with sugar. …
Chocolate Filled Jesuita Pastries
Chocolate Filled Jesuita Pastries, a flaky, chocolaty puff pastry with a slight crunch of almonds, is my contemporary variation of Jesuitas I created from inspiration on a recent trip to the town of Guimarães in northern Portugal. Although…
Apple Cake
This family Apple Cake was one I like to make for my father. Moist with a hint of caramelized flavor. I used an older tube pan, about 8-inch diameter on the bottom that flared slightly to 9 1/2 inches.
Serves 8 to 10
Prepare the…