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About the recipe
Malassadas dos Açores are festive fritters, with yeast dough and a simple sugar finish.
They are related to other Portuguese fried pastries, but carry an Azorean identity at the family table.
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 10 g dried yeast
- 250 ml warm milk
- 3 eggs
- 70 g of sugar
- Lemon zest
- 1 pinch of salt
- Oil for frying
- Sugar to finish
Method
- Activate the yeast with warm milk and sugar.
- Add flour, eggs, zest and salt.
- Knead until soft.
- Leave the dough to rise.
- Fry portions in oil over medium heat.
- Roll in sugar.
Tips from Empório Portugal
- Dough needs to rise well.
- Oil at a moderate temperature prevents the centres from remaining raw.
- Best eaten on the day they are made.
Possible substitutions in Brazil
- Milk can be replaced with warm water.
- Orange zest gives a different aroma.
Pairing
Coffee or black tea. No alcoholic drink is required.
Regional and family variations may change ingredients, quantities and method.
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