From time to time I'll be posting recipes here that I've posted 2 years ago on the sugar network.

This is a Portuguese recipe (my moms Portuguese) filled with tiny pieces of the traditional Portuguese chorizo.

The Portuguese love chorizo, it’s in almost all of their savory dishes.

If there's something the Portuguese love more or as much, that’s bread, in every meal, a piece of bread.

So it’s no surprise that chorizo and bread together was invented!

Here's Portuguese cooking for you, condensed:

INGREDIENTS:

1/3 cup warm water
3 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup milk
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups flour

1 1/2 cup diced chorizo

1 cup diced mozzarella cheese in little cubes (optional)
sesame seeds to drizzle over rolls

DIRECTIONS:

In a small bowl, combine water, yeast and a pinch of sugar.

Stir to mix and set aside for 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine sugar, butter, milk, egg whites, salt and 2 cups of flour.

Beat on medium for 2 minutes.

Add the yeast mixture and an additional cup of flour to the batter.

Beat for a minute or two.
Continue mixing the batter while slowly adding the remaining flour, then the chorizo.

Knead the dough for 3-5 minutes.

Place the dough in a large bowl. Thinly coat the top of the dough with oil.

Loosely cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean dish towel and let rise at room temperature for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Remove dough from the bowl and place on a floured surface. Divide into 24 equal pieces.
Make rolls (balls) of the dough and open each one, filling with chorizo and cheese, brush over with a beaten egg.

Add sesame seeds over and place rolls on an oiled baking sheet.
Cover rolls as mentioned above and let rise for 40 minutes.
Bake for 12-15 minutes.