Bolos Lêvedos (Portuguese Muffins) with Lemon and Cinnamon

Name: Bolos Lêvedos (Portuguese Muffins) with Lemon and Cinnamon
Yield: Makes 8 muffins
Cuisine: Spanish & Portuguese
Ingredients: 2/3 cup, water; 1/4 cup (1¼ ounces; 35 grams), all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons, whole milk; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and softened; 2 , large eggs; 3 cups (15 ounces; 425 grams), all-purpose flour, plus extra for shaping; 1 1/2 teaspoons, grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces; 99 grams), sugar; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 1 teaspoon, vegetable oil

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2021

Desserts or Baked Goods

Spanish & Portuguese

Breads

Once you have these Portuguese breakfast treats around the house, you’ll find dozens of ways to enjoy them.

SERVESMakes 8 muffins

TIME1½ hours, plus 2½ hours rising and cooling

Bolos Lêvedos (Portuguese Muffins) with Lemon and Cinnamon

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Though they look a lot like English muffins, these Portuguese “cakes” (“bolos” means “cakes” and “lêvedos” means “leavened”), originally from the Azores, are denser and richer, with a fair amount of sweetness and a rich crumb thanks to whol...

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