I have been wanting to try these for a while, we live in an area where there are many Portuguese bakeries and these are a big hit
Simple enough to make:
520 gr bread flour
120 gr warm milk
180 gr warm water
35 gr butter
7 gr yeast
teaspoon of sugar
add the yeast to the water, milk and sugar (let proof for 10 min)
put the flour and salt in mixer bowl with the butter
add the yeast mixture and run the mixer on low for 2 min, crank up the speed a couple of notches and knead for 5-7 min until you get a nice smooth dough
Let proof for an hour or so (double in volume) punch down and divide into 80 - 100 gr pieces. Make a tight ball, flatten it out and press a seam in the middle (I used the handle of a wooden spoon) fold in half and pinch the ends. Proof another hour or so then bake with steam @400 until done
I made mine 110 gr, next time I will go for 80-85, they were a bit larger than I wanted
