PORTUGUESE SOFRITO BREAD (A B M)

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Based on a recipe from Madge Rosenberg's delightful cookbook, The Best Bread Machine Cookbook Ever - Ethnic Breads. She says, "In Portugal, slowly sautéed onions are called sofrito, a deeply flavored beginning, or base, for dishes with rice or potatoes and for stews. The Italian soffritto adds herbs and celery; the Columbian adds annatto seeds. With roasted meat or chicken from any country, pass this Portuguese sofrito bread, or make an open-faced grilled cheese sandwich to remember." The default measurements are for a small 1 pound loaf; I have placed measurements for a large 1 ½ pound loaf in parentheses. I listed 4 hours as the bake time; your bread machine may have a quicker basic bread cycle. NOTE: be sure to use cooked rice! I haven't tried this yet.

Provided by mersaydees

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 4h20m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 large onions (3)
2 tablespoons olive oil (3 tablespoons)
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
2 cups bread flour (3 cups)
1 tablespoon sugar (1 1/2 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon salt (1 1/2 teaspoons)
1/2 cup rice, cooked (3/4 cup)
2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal (3 tablespoons)
1/3 cup water (1/2 cup)

Steps:

  • Cut onions into ½-inch dice. Saute slowly in olive oil until translucent and barely golden, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • Add all ingredients including the sautéed onions to your bread machine in the order recommended by its manufacturer, and select the bread cycle.

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