Broa - Brazilian Corn Bread

My grandma use to bake Broa all the time. I do too now. And I love serving and displaying on my fancy china and displays. Is like playing home when I was a kid , this is one of my favorite things :)

Broa (Brazilian Cornmeal Bread)

by Simone Williams
Broa, a bread made with yellow or white cornmeal, is the daily grain food of some regions of Portugal, mountain territory . It has a distinctive whitish crust, which cracks to reveal a golden-brown crumb. Corn, a hardy grain, is combined with wheat flour in varying proportions. The higher the proportion of wheat flour, the lighter the loaf. — Broa is never dainty. It tastes good, though, and is an excellent keeper.
Ingredients
1 Cup White unbleached flour
2 Cups Fine-ground cornmeal
1 teaspoon Salt
1 soup spoon of Baking powder
1 1/2 Cup of Sugar

3 eggs

1/2 Cups of Milk

2 Sticks of Butter
For finishing
Flour, for dusting
Butter for greasing
Method

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and by hand beat everything gently.
2. Transfer to a greased baking sheet.
4. Preheat the oven to 375°F .
Served with a strong cup of Brazilian coffee in Brazil.
There's many variations of this recipie.This one runs in the DaSilva Family for generations.My Avò (Grandmother) used to bake a lot when we were kids.She inherited the recipe from her Portuguese mother.This particular version has been enhanced by Simone Williams :).
Enjoy!