Bolo do Caco - Madeira Island Typical Bread

This is a very traditional recipe from Madeira Island, Portugal. This is an amazing recipe of bread, but if you ever go to Madeira Island you have to try the traditional one with sweet potato and with Poncha Cocktail!

Ingredients

• 1Kg Wheat Flour
• 5g Bakers Yeast (or 15g Fresh Bakers Yeast)
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1L Warm Water
• 1 tbsp Salt

Recipe

1. In a large bowl, place the sugar and flour.

2. In a cup, place the baker's yeast and hydrate it with 100ml of warm water (do not add hot water).

3. In the bowl with the sugar and flour preparation, add the yeast and half of the remaining water from the liter of warm water.

4. Knead the dough and add warm water until you get a lump-free consistency.

5. The dough has to be sticky and has to create air bubbles, only then will you know that it is perfectly kneaded.

6. Then add a light layer of flour over the dough, cover the bowl with a cloth and let it rise for 1 hour.

7. After 1h, put flour on a marble board or on a counter and start to divide the dough into small balls of dough, adding flour whenever necessary to stop gluing to your hands and the marble board or counter. Kneading for about 7 / 10min.

8. After making the balls, flatten them with the back of your hand and let them rise for another 30 minutes.

9. In a frying pan over medium heat, place a loaf of bread for 5 minutes and turn it over after gaining a color. Repeating the process on the other side.

10. And they are ready! 🥰 Delicious loaves of bread to eat with a good garlic butter or a big juicy burger!