Comments on: Portuguese Sweetbread

By: Maria Lawton

Maria Lawton — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:30:00 +0000

In reply to Alana Mattos Shirk-Amirmansoury. Thank you so much Alana, I appreciate your kind words. We definitely need to continue and teach our recipes and traditions to the next generation. It’s so important to never loose sight of the importance.

By: Alana Mattos Shirk-Amirmansoury

Alana Mattos Shirk-Amirmansoury — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:49:18 +0000

Just listened to your 2024 podcast about Easter and Sweet bread. I related to so many things you said there. Many years ago, I searched the internet for a recipe like my Grandma’s. She taught me how to make it as a pre-teen but with no recipe to follow as an adult I could not remember. She never measured anything. Finally I found a recipe that was similar and it took me 7 times over many months to get it to a bread that was sort of close to my Grandma’s. But I was proud of what I accomplished even if it was not quite the same. This year I taught my 9 year old daughter and 12 year old niece how to make it. I posted a picture on Facebook with the caption “Portuguese girls making their first Sweet bread”. One of my cousins in Portugal replied to the post and said “Thank you for carrying on the traditions”. That made me even prouder! Thank you Maria for all you do to carry on our Portuguese traditions.

By: Maria Lawton

Maria Lawton — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:47:10 +0000

In reply to judith. The pan belonged to my late mother and it’s quite large… it’s a 12 inch pan that is 5 inches deep

By: judith

judith — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:10:16 +0000

what is the best size to bake the bread to look like the picture

By: Lauren Marvel

Lauren Marvel — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:06:44 +0000

My grandmother was from the Azores and she made the most wonderful sweetbread. The whole house smelt amazing and it is such a wonderful memory for me. She never used a recipe my aunts tell me and sometimes she would use up to a dozen eggs. Her bread had a heaviness to it that I can never find in store bought breads. I look forward to trying your recipe.

By: Jennifer Matthews-Souza

Jennifer Matthews-Souza — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 18:08:55 +0000

Just seeing these recipes almost made me cry missing the family days with my mixed Portuguese/Sicilian family that I didn’t get much time with. My Portuguese side is orig from Azores . I plan to come visit soon. Thank you for your channel.

By: Maria Lawton

Maria Lawton — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:45:04 +0000

In reply to Lisa Carvalho.

Hi Lisa,
So sorry to have missed your message for whatever reason your message went into spam.
I hope that you and your family had a wonderful Easter and so happy to hear that you’re enjoying my Tia Lilia‘s sweet bread recipe her recipe makes a smaller batch than my moms but as with anything you can double up my Tia Lilia‘s recipe and it’ll give you more sweet bread… also the reason I say 5 to 6 it depends on the size of the baking pan you’re using obviously if you’re using bigger pans you’re going to make less loaves smaller pans more loaves.
I hope that helps
Best
Maria

By: Lisa Carvalho

Lisa Carvalho — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:58:00 +0000

Hi Maria! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe! I was gifted your Azorean Cooking book as a gift from my mother. Both my mom and dad are from the Azores and I have vivid memories of my Avó and mom making massa. I always wanted to make it myself, which took me years to do. After receiving your book I decided to make your Tia Lilia’s recipe. My husband, Portuguese neighbor and I loved it!! I’m going to make a batch for a local artisan market and found this one. However, I noticed it’s a bit different from your moms recipe in the book. How many loaves does this one make? The recipe listed in the book states it yields 5 to 6, 9 inch loaves. Thank you so much for your time and help! Obrigado!!

By: Margo

Margo — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 18:41:25 +0000

Thank you – this brings back great childhood memories of seeing my grandmother and mother making Massa for special occasions. Remembering waiting for the first batch to come out of the oven. Great with tea with lots of milk or glass of milk! Lol

By: Leslie Secton

Leslie Secton — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 13:35:28 +0000

I can’t wait to try your recipe for Sweet bread. We were stationed in the Azores at Lajes for two years, 86-88. We loved the Azores and the wonderful people we met there. I make a sweet bread every year from a recipe compiled in a small paper book (along with others) that I bought at the Stars and Stripes book store on base. Just found your show too. Brings back the most wonderful memories.