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My Sister Ana's Azorean Malassadas Recipe

My sister Ana's Azorean malassadas recipe is great, I have eaten these on different occasions and it's one of the best I have tried.
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Preparation time 40 min
Cooking Time 30 min
Ready In4 h 10 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings10

Ingredients

3 and 1/4 lbs of all purpose flour (11 and 3/4 cups)1 tablespoon of Crisco (vegetable shortening)6 eggs1 teaspoon of salt1 cup of sugar1/2 stick of butter1 and 1/2 tablespoons of active dry yeast1 lemon, zest2 cups of milk
3 and 1/4 lbs of all purpose flour (11 and 3/4 cups)1 tablespoon of Crisco (vegetable shortening)6 eggs1 teaspoon of salt1 cup of sugar1/2 stick of butter1 and 1/2 tablespoons of active dry yeast1 lemon, zest2 cups of milk
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Preparation

  1. In a pan over medium low heat, add the milk, crisco and the butter and warm it up a little (or until the butter melts).
  2. In a large bowl, add the sugar, eggs and lemon zest, salt and beat for a minute then add the warm milk and beat again.
  3. In a small bowl, combine 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, the yeast, 3 tablespoons of warm water and let the yeast rise.
  4. Add the flour and the yeast to the large bowl, mix and knead very well (about 15 minutes) and cover the bowl well.
  5. Let it rise until doubled the size in a warm place (at least 3 hours).
  6. Grease a working space and place medium sized balls of the dough on it.
  7. Heat a pan with a good amount of oil (about 2 inches).
  8. When the oil is hot, stretch out each ball of dough and lay it in the oil.
  9. When golden brown, remove it from the oil and place it in paper towels.
  10. When they are cold, sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon.

Recipe Credit: Ana Neve

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Comments
Ana
Ana
Can we air fry instead of traditional frying ?
7 Months ago, Saturday, August 24, 2024
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Port
No, this recipe would not work.
7 Months ago, Saturday, August 24, 2024
Lena
Lena
Hi, I’m trying this for the first time and I’m having a really really hard time getting all the flour mixed in. The dough ball isn’t even sticking to itself as I knead it. Help!
8 Months ago, Saturday, August 17, 2024
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Port
If the dough is to dry, add warm milk a little at a time, and you need to knead it to mix in everything properly. The end result should an elastic and sticky dough.
8 Months ago, Saturday, August 17, 2024
Lena
Lena
Thank you PR. I only landed up using 10 cups of flour because the dough was really dry and hard. I added a little milk as you suggested to the mix I had so time will tell how it turns out.
8 Months ago, Saturday, August 17, 2024
Manuela
Manuela
Can i use lard instead of veg shortening?
1 Year ago, Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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