What is Velhote?

Portuguese desserts include many rich and highly flavored sweet breads and yeast breads. In these types of desserts, cinnamon, saffron and vanilla are widely used; These ingredients are not originally from Portugal, but were introduced when the country was an imperialist power and has since become the basis of traditional cuisine. Most of these breads were first created in monasteries and then became popular in the surrounding regions. Velote is one such sweet bread and was created in the civilian parish Valadares in the town of Villa Nova de Gaia in the Porto district in Portugal. The lady of Braga, Maria Francisco da Silva, was attributed to the creation of a sweet bread Velhote in the 1880s. It was also specially baked during the most important festival of the parish, the holiday Cruzeiro to the Senhor dos Aflitos or the Cross of the Lord of the Afficical. Sweet bread was served to visit the royal rank as a sample of the best kitchen in the region. The recipe has since gone through variations, both in used withBeaches, so in the way of baking bread. Nowadays there may be several different versions of Velhote bread.

To make Velhote, yeast and sugar are dissolved in warm water and the mixture is postponed aside. Another butter is melted in a pan of hot milk, the mixture is brought to a boil and then aside to cool. Sugar and eggs are beaten together and add a yeast solution along with flour, salt and butter. The mixture is mixed together and kneaded until a smooth soft dough is reached. The dough is covered with a damp towel and set aside to raise.

The body has doubled the size, it is baked in the oven at a high temperature. On ceremonial occasions, a hard or soft egg is pushed into the center of the dough before it is baked. Eggs, if half done, cook with sweet bread when baked.

Bread of Velote bakes until it gets rid of light brown color. Can eat directly like sweet bread, nEbo can be roasted and butter before serving. It can also be used as an initial component for various bread meals.