Malasadas Dois
Hello friends, welcome to Donuts Recipes. Today we are going to make Malasadas Dois.
A raised, deep fried, Portuguese donut. Very popular as fund raisers in Southeastern Massachusetts where I grew up.
Recipe Summary for making Malasadas Dois
- preparation time: 1 day 6 hrs
- cook: 30 minutes
- total: 1 day 6 hrs 30 minutes
- Servings: 48
Ingredients for making Malasadas Dois
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¼ cup warm water
- 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup lukewarm milk
- ¾ cup butter or margarine, melted
- 1 quart vegetable oil for deep-frying
- 1 cup white sugar for decoration
Directions for making Malasadas Dois
- Dissolve 1 teaspoon of sugar in warm water. Sprinkle yeast over the top, and let stand for about 5 minutes to dissolve.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and 1 cup of sugar until sugar has completely dissolved. Stir in the salt and flour.
- Mix in the yeast mixture, milk and melted butter. A wooden spoon works well for this. Cover and set in a warm place to rise until doubled.
- Once the dough has doubled, punch down and knead a bit – a lot if you want. The dough should be elastic. Cover and allow to rise again.
- If you like, you may refrigerate overnight. My grandmother would let it rise overnight, and hers were amazing. When the dough has doubled, it is ready to use.
- Heat oil in a deep fryer or large deep skillet to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Set a small dish of water to the side for wetting your hands slightly before touching the dough.
- This will help it keep from sticking. Only wet your hands a little, excess water dripping in the hot oil is very dangerous.
- With slightly wet hands, gather a small ball of dough about the size of a golf ball. Stretch the dough out a little bit while turning around until you have a disc about 4 inches wide.
- If you mess up, just throw it back in with the other dough, and start over. Tiny holes are fine.
- Carefully place the stretched dough into the hot oil. The Donuts should puff up a bit as they hit the oil. Cook for about 3 minutes per side.
- They are done when they are golden brown. Remove from the oil using a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels.
- Coat with white sugar while still hot. Serve warm.
Nutrition’s information for making Malasadas Dois
- Servings Per Recipe: 48
- Calories: 120.7
- % Daily Value *
- protein: 1.9g 4 %
- carbohydrates: 16.6g 5 %
- dietary fiber: 0.3g 1 %
- sugars: 8.6g
- fat: 5.3g 8 %
- saturated fat: 2.3g 11 %
- cholesterol: 23.5mg 8 %
- vitamin a iu: 118.5IU 2 %
- niacin equivalents: 1.1mg 8 %
- folate: 24.8mcg 6 %
- calcium: 10.8mg 1 %
- iron: 0.6mg 3 %
- magnesium: 3.6mg 1 %
- potassium: 28.3mg 1 %
- sodium: 77.1mg 3 %
- thiamin: 0.1mg 9 %
- calories from fat: 48