# Pão de milho / Broa Portuguese cornbread

This is a recipe for an old-fashioned Portuguese cornbread that is dense and has a beautiful crunch.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups white corn flour
- 3 cups boiling water
- 0.75 cup water
- 1 teaspoon instant yeast
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour

## Instructions

1. Add 4 cups of white corn flour to a large mixing bowl.
2. Pour 3 cups of boiling water into the corn flour.
3. Mix the corn flour and hot water until combined; the hot water cooks and hydrates the corn flour.
4. Let the corn flour mixture cool down.
5. Pour half of a little over 3/4 cup of water into a small bowl.
6. Add 1 teaspoon of instant yeast to the water and mix well.
7. Let the yeast mixture sit for a minute.
8. Add 2 teaspoons of sea salt to the other half of the water and mix well until dissolved.
9. Add 4 cups of all-purpose flour to the cooled corn flour mixture.
10. Add the salt mixture to the flour and corn flour mixture.
11. Mix all ingredients together.
12. Add the yeast mixture to the bowl.
13. Incorporate all mixtures together by hand, forming a dense dough.
14. Knead the dough for less than 5 minutes until it forms a single ball.
15. Cover the dough with a tea towel and place it in a warm area for about 2 hours, or until it doubles in size.
16. Once the dough has risen, add some flour on top and to your hands.
17. Divide the dough into two portions.
18. Start flipping the dough to shape it into bread.
19. Place the shaped bread onto a pizza peel.
20. Place the bread into the wood oven, preheated to 425°F (218°C), for about 50 minutes.
21. Check the bread at the 45-minute mark by tapping the bottom; if it sounds hollow, it's ready.
22. If the bread is not hollow enough, leave it for another 5 minutes.
23. Remove the bread from the oven once it's fully cooked.
24. Let the bread cool down completely before slicing to prevent it from becoming gummy.

## Equipment

- large mixing bowl
- spoon
- small bowl
- measuring cup
- tea towel
- pizza peel
- wood oven

## Tips

- Wait until the bread cools down before slicing, or it will be gummy.
- Tap the bottom of the bread; if it sounds hollow, it's ready.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iBMir957Roc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/259b2812-3f68-4fce-8259-1ab3facd48ea
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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