Categories: Breads, Portuguese 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
    1/4 c  Water (warm for dry;              1/2 ts Of salt 
           -lukewarm for compressed)       5 1/2    To 6 cups all-purpose flour 
      1 c  Scalded milk                        4    Eggs 
      1 c  Sugar                                    2 packages yeast (active 
      2 ts Cinnamon                                 -dry or compressed) 
    1/2 c  Butter or margarine             
  
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
   
  Dissolve yeast in warm water.  Scald milk and add to sugar, butter and 
  salt; stir until butter is melted.  Mix cinnamon and flour.  Add 1/2 the 
  flour to the milk/sugar/butter/salt, and mix until smooth.  Beat 3 eggs and 
  add them and the yeast to the mixture. 
   
  Continue to add remaining flour to make soft dough.  Remove it from the 
  bowl and place on floured board.  Knead until smooth and satiny (about 15 
  mins.). Shape into a ball and place in buttered bowl.  Cover and let rise 
  until double in size (2-1/2 to 3 hours). 
   
  Punch risen dough down and divide it in half.  Place in two greased pans (8 
  inches round).  Let rise in warm place until double in size (1-1/2 to 2 
  hours).  Brush tops of dough with remaining egg (beaten). 
   
  Bake in 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool on 
  wire racks. 
   
  NOTES:  I have found that if I initially heat up the oven and then turn it 
  off, I put the dough in there to rise and it rises twice as fast. 
   
  Also, I don't know if this violates any rules, but I've found that I prefer 
  this bread with raisins added. 
   
  Finally, as I mentioned to those who have gotten this recipe already, this 
  bread makes the best toast in the world! (Personal opinion, of course..) 
   
  Frank