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About the recipe
Pão de Deus is a soft, sweet bakery bun topped with a moist, golden coconut mixture.
It is served for breakfast or as an afternoon snack, often accompanied by coffee.
Ingredients
- 500 g of flour
- 10 g dried yeast
- 220 ml warm milk
- 80 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 70 g butter
- 1 pinch of salt
- 150 g desiccated coconut
- 1 egg yolk for brushing
Method
- Prepare the dough with the flour, yeast, milk, sugar, eggs, butter and salt.
- Knead and leave to rise.
- Shape into individual buns.
- Mix the coconut with sugar and the egg yolk to make the topping.
- Spread the coconut topping over the buns.
- Bake until golden.
Tips from Empório Portugal
- The dough should be soft, not dry.
- The coconut topping needs to stay moist.
- Do not overbake; the buns should stay soft and airy.
Possible substitutions in Brazil
- Dried coconut can be hydrated with milk.
- Butter can be replaced with baking margarine.
Pairing
Coffee, milk or black tea. No mandatory alcoholic beverage.
Regional and family variations may change ingredients, quantities and method.
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