Portuguese sweet bread ("Massa Sovada" or simply "Massa",
"Pão Doce" and the Easter version with eggs is better known
as "Folar"
is a
bread made with milk, sugar and/or honey to produce a subtly
sweet lightly textured loaf. It was traditionally made around the
Christmas and
Easter holidays (often with hard boiled
eggs baked into the loaves for the latter holiday) as a
round-shaped loaf, but today it is made and available year
round. The bread is usually served simply with butter and is
sometimes eaten with meals (breakfast in particular), but
often as a dessert.
Portuguese sweet bread is common in both Hawaiian cuisine and New England cuisine as it was brought to those regions by their large Portuguese immigrant populations.
See also
- Folar salty bread
Categories: Christmas food