Basic White Bread

Recipe: Alessandra
Translation: Alessandra Blog http://japodecasar.blogspot.com/
Recipe originally in Portuguese:
http://culinariareceitas.blogspot.com/2008/12/pao-de-forma-alessandra.html


Basic White Bread

1/2 cup milk (low fat is ok)
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 packages active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
5 to 6 cups all purpose flour

Place milk,sugar salt and butter in small saucepan.Heat over low heat until butter melts
and sugar dissolves.Cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed bowl.Add lukewarm milk mixture and 4 1/2 cups flour.
Knead the dough about 5 minutes and keep adding the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time
until dough is smooth and elastic.Dough will be slightly sticky to the touch.
Place dough in greaded bowl,turning to grease top.Cover.Let it rise in warm place,
free from draft,about 1 hour,or until double in bulk.
Divide the dough in half,shape each half into a loaf on a floured surface,roll each half into a rectangle
and roll it tightly.Pinch to seal the seam.
Place in greased loaf pan.Cover and let it rise in warm place,free from draft,about 1 hour or until double in bulk.
Bake at 400F until golden brown,about 30 minutes.remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.
Enjoy!

Oxtail with red dry wine

Recipe: Nia
Translation: Danielle Balan

Recipe originally in Portuguese:
http://culinariareceitas.blogspot.com/2008/08/rabada-ao-vinho-tinto-nia.html

Oxtail with red dry wine ,

by Nia and adapted by Danielle Balan

half a teacup of canola/sunflower oil.
smoked sausage cut in thick slices.
2 onions and 4 garlic gloves chopped.
3 carrots ,sliced.
1 kilo of oxtail ,cut into pieces.
2 or 3 glasses of red dry wine.
2 or 3 glasses of beef broth.
a small bunch of parsley and 2 bay leaves.
1 tablespoon of olive oil

use a heavy thick deep pot ,heat the oil and quick fry the oxtail,take it out the pot and keep aside.
put the sausage ,onions and garlic into the pot,fry slightly ,replace the oxtail,add the carrots ,mix all together and let it get a color than add the parsley and the bay leaves ,mix again ,finally add the wine.
cook until completely tender on low fire ,adding small portions of beef broth.

before turning off the fire ,add some salt and pepper plus the olive oil , wait 2 minutes
and serve

Crunchy Garlic Bun

Crunchy Garlic Bun

Recipe: Sandra Lilo

Translation: Danielle Balan

Recipe originally in Portuguese:
http://culinariareceitas.blogspot.com/2008/02/po-de-alho-crocante-sandra-lilo.html

Dough
30 gr of fresh yeast
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 and a half teacup of warm milk
2 tablespoon of butter or margarine
1 tablespoon of salt
2 garlic gloves (chopped) or garlic paste
about 4 teacups of flour
Dissolve the yeast with the sugar,mixall other ingredients,however add the flour slowly ,until getting the right mixture,slightly sticky.Hand roll the buns,place them into an oven tray and wait until the buns double their size.put into the oven 180 c ,when baked ,take them out the oven and spill the coverage on top of each .Return to the oven until the cheese melts.Coverage3 tablespoons of melted butter,salt,garlic paste,1 teacup of parsley (chopped)100gr.of grated parmesan.Mix up everything,prepare while buns are almost baked