After few weeks Easter will come and that is why today’s post is … to give you some time to become chefs of “Folar de Chaves”.

Folar is traditional Portuguese bread typically served at Easter. Folar de Chaves is originally from the north-eastern Portuguese regions of Chaves and Valpaços. This bread is stuffed with “chouriço” (chorizo) and “presunto” (ham) which make it so tasty.

Ingredients

• 8 cups flour
• 10 eggs + 1 for brush the bread in the end
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• One knob of butter
• 1 cup water
• 100-150ml olive oil
• 2 chorizo sausages, chopped (around 500g)
• 100g chopped ham
• 200-250g chopped bacon
• Half teaspoon sugar
• Salt on taste (recommended 2 teaspoons)

Preparation

1. Mix milk, sugar, salt and yeast in a big bowl and then leave for 15-20 minutes until it grows.
2. After that mix eggs with the yeast mixture then add flour, butter and olive oil.
3. Beat the mixture until homogeniety and place the dough in a bowl, cover it and let to rise for one hour and half.
4. Once done, transfer the dough onto a floured surface and roll out to 20cm wide and around 5cm thick.
5. Lay chorizo first on top of the dough and then add bacon and ham.
6. Roll the dough into a loaf with each layer having some of the meat.
7. Press the dough while rolling to prevent any bubbles or spaces between the layers.
8. Add the dough to a loaf pan and spread olive oil to make sure it doesn’t stick.
9. Leave the dough, covered with towel, to rest for 30 minutes until it rise little bit.
10. Brush the top of the dough with an egg.
11. Then bake in a preheated oven at 250 degrees for about 40 minutes to an hour until become golden brown
12. Once done, remove from the oven and let it sit for 15 minutes to cool off and then serve.

Enjoy! / Dobrou chut’! 🙂