This recipe will help you create famous Portuguese bakery-style malasadas at home. You don’t have to bake as this recipe requires no baking and kneading. Just easy ingredients to make this effortless and delicious-to-taste recipe.
This recipe is a specialty of the island of São Miguel, an island situated in the Azores. The Azores was first settled by the Portuguese in the year 1427. The name loosely translates to ‘Poorly cooked’. It was a reference to the almost crispy, sugary exterior contrasted by a soft, doughy crumb of malasadas.
Effortless Portuguese Malasadas Recipe!
These Portuguese doughnuts are fried triangles of dough combined with yeast and smothered in sugar and cinnamon. Traditionally, they’re served warm and enjoyed alongside the main course. They are nothing more than yeast-based fried dough balls which are coated with sugar.
It is soft, puffy, pillowy, and you won’t be able to stop eating them! So, let’s see how you can make these baked malasadas at home.
Quick Stats
Prep time: 180 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 3 serves
Ingredients
For the Yeast Mixture:
- Dry Yeast- 1 tsp
- Warm water- 1/2 cup
- Sugar- 1/2 tsp
Wet ingredients:
- Milk- 1/3 cup
- Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp
- Egg- 2 nos
- Unsalted melted butter- 1/4 cup
Dry Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour- 2 cups
- Salt – 1/4 tsp
- Nutmeg- a peanut-sized (in powder form)
- Oil- for deep frying
For coating:
- Sugar- 1/2 cup
- Cinnamon – 1/2 inch piece – 1 no
Method to Prepare
- Take a bow and add yeast, warm water, sugar, and mix well. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Take another bowl and beat eggs until bubbles form. Then, add milk, vanilla, melted butter, and mix everything well.
- Then, add the wet mixture into the yeast mixture and combine well. Set it aside.
- Take another wide bowl and add flour, salt, nutmeg powder, and mix well to prevent lumps from forming.
- Make a well in the middle of the bowl and then add the yeast mixture to it. Combine everything to form a soft dough.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap for at least a couple of hours, until it doubles in size.
- Make medium sized balls and keep them closed for around 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a kadhai and deep-fry each bowl, till they are golden brown. Drain the oil by putting them on paper towels.
- Powder them with sugar and cinnamon and enjoy warm, soft, and puffy malasadas with a hot cup of tea!
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Final Words
Chances are high that you may have never heard of this recipe. But believe us, this is one of the most delicious and effortless breakfast snacks recipes that you will ever try! Try this fluffy and delectable recipe with your family!
