Portuguese Corn Bread

In coming up with the range of breads to offer at Bien Cuit, I knew I wanted to do something with cornmeal, but there didn’t seem to be a compelling reason to add just another traditional corn bread to the pile. Then I heard about broa de milho. Where France has its rustic Country Bread (similar to my 30-Hour Sourdough Loaf), the Portuguese incorporated corn into their peasant or farmhouse bread. It’s one of the few European breads that relies on bo