Malacadas (Portuguese Donuts)

A Fat Tues tradition in my house

 is making Malacadas

Malacadas

 (Portuguese Donuts)

6 C Flour

1 C sugar

2 pkg. Yeast                                               

 1 ¾ C lukewarm warm water

 (abt 80-100 degrees)

4 eggs        

     2 tsp. salt                                                    

 2 tsp. vanilla                                             

 1/3 C melted shortening

I use

oil

Cinnamon Sugar

Mix yeast with 

a small amount

 of water and sugar

 until dissolved

 (proofed)

 Do not use metal utensils. 

Add 1 cup of water

 and 2 cups of flour

. Beat well and add

 the other ¾ cup of water

 Set in a warm place

 - without drafts

My grandmother

 always put a towel

on top of the bowl so...

in family tradition....

 to rise until doubled

 – about 1 hour. 

Then add sugar, fat, 

eggs and flavoring. 

Mix well and add 

remaining flour

 to make a soft dough.

 Knead well and place

 in a well-greased bowl.

 Allow to sit in

 a warm place

 until doubled

 – about 1 hour.

While waiting

 put cinnamon sugar

in a paper bag

Take a small amt 

of dough and pull 

it into fun thin shapes

 Pull into pieces 

and fry in deep 

fat til dark

drain with

 a paper towel

This is the part us kids

 were allowed 

to do - shake them

 in a paper bag

Aren't these

 yummy looking??