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Folar or folar de Páscoa is a traditional Portuguese bread served at Easter.The recipe varies from region to region and it may be sweet or savory. [1]During Easter festivities, godchildren usually bring a bouquet of violets to their godmother on Palm Sunday and this, on Easter Sunday, offers him a folar.
This same recipe reappears in the 1836 edition of Arte de Cozinha by Domingos Rodrigues. [19] Arte de Cozinha (ed. 1836) had also indicated other derivatives such as pão de ló fofo (lit. ' fluffy bread '), [20] pão de ló torrado (lit. ' toasted bread '), [21] pão de ló de amêndoas (lit. ' almond bread '), and pão de ló de pistache (lit.
Portuguese sweet bread (known as Hawaiian sweet bread in the Western United States; see below) refers to an enriched sweet bread or yeasted cake originating from Portugal. [1] [2] [a] Historically, these sweet breads were generally reserved for festive occasions such as Easter or Pentecost and were typically given as gifts. [6]
These springy sweets take the cake.
Here is a list of sweet breads. Sweet bread, also referred to as pan dulce, buns, or coffee bread, [1] is a bread or cake that is typically sweet in flavor. Some sweet breads, such as Portuguese pão doce, may be prepared with potato flour, which imparts a sweet flavor and light texture to them. [2]
The bread is a pão de testa (bread with a forehead), a bread traditionally shaped by folding one end of the dough over the center so that when ready for the oven one side is higher than the other, and the bread develops a characteristic hump. [1] [4] [5] A typical loaf weighs 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb). [1]
Portuguese sweet bread refers to an enriched sweet bread or yeasted cake originating from Portugal. [73] [74] Historically, these sweet breads were generally reserved for festive occasions such as Easter or Pentecost and were typically given as gifts. [75] However, in contemporary times, many varieties are made and consumed year round. [76]
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