Portuguese Cornbread Recipe

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Portuguese Cornbread
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
935
Calories
Total time
47
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 (1/4 oz) package fast rise yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup hot water (125 f to 130 f.)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cups bread flour

Directions:

  1. In stand mixer bowl, fitted with dough hook attachment, combine 1 cup of the cornmeal, pepper and salt.
  2. Add 1 cup boiling water and mix until smooth. Let cool to 120°F (about 20 minutes).
  3. Mix in yeast and sugar, then 1/4 cup hot water and 1 tablespoon oil.
  4. Mix in remaining 1/2 cup cornmeal.
  5. Add 1 cup bread flour and mix until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
  6. Cover bowl with damp towel and let dough rise in warm, draft-free area until puffy. ( about 45 minutes).
  7. Grease 9-inch metal pie pan with oil.
  8. Knead enough of the remaining bread flour into dough to make it nonsticky. Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
  9. Form dough into a ball and place in pan.
  10. Flatten to fill bottom of pan, cover with towel and let rise in warm, draft-free area until doubled, about 50 minutes.
  11. Preheat oven to 350°F
  12. Score top of bread in ticktacktoe pattern.
  13. Bake until bread is light brown on top and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 45 minutes.
  14. Remove from pan; cool on rack.
  15. Serve warm or at room temperature. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool. Wrap tightly. Before serving, wrap in foil and warm in 350°F oven 15 minutes).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 934.72 Kcal (3913 kJ)
Calories from fat 121.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.45g 21%
Sodium 1782.21mg 74%
Potassium 422.92mg 9%
Total Carbs 178.91g 60%
Sugars 2.16g 9%
Dietary Fiber 11.14g 45%
Protein 28.47g 57%
Iron 8.8mg 49%
Calcium 49.6mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 230.64 Kcal (966 kJ)
Calories from fat 29.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.32g 21%
Sodium 439.75mg 74%
Potassium 104.35mg 9%
Total Carbs 44.15g 60%
Sugars 0.53g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 45%
Protein 7.02g 57%
Iron 2.2mg 49%
Calcium 12.2mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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