May 28, 2012

Bloggin' Cafe & Malasada Tutorial

 My friend Chris, who is a fabulous chef, hosted a little blogging cafe. Since this was sort of a first for me, I wasn't really sure what to expect. Let me tell you though, it was so much fun! Seriously, what could be better than hanging out, yummy food and blogging?! Chris showed us how to make Malasadas, or otherwise known as Portuguese Donuts. They were to die for! So light and fluffy, topped with a little glisten of sugar. Chris has some pretty incredible recipes on his blog, you can check them out here. And if you want some other fabulous reads, you can also check out the other fellow blogger's amazing blogs: c squared w, Priceless Adventure, and Donuts at Midnight




Now onto these delectable little treats! 


Malasadas
<<Portuguese Doughnuts>> 
Courtesy of Chris McGilvery


1 package of dry active yeast (.25 ounce)
1 teaspoon of sugar
1/4 cup warm water
6 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup honey 
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup water
2 cups sugar
1 - 1 1/2 quarts vegetable oil

Mix yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar and warm water. Set aside to proof. 

In a large bowl, mix the flour and the salt together. Make a well. 

Whip the eggs until smooth. Pour eggs, yeast, 1/4 cup sugar, honey, melted butter, evaporated milk, and water into well. Whip it until mixture becomes doughy. It may be a little sticky. Cover and let rise until doubled. This usually takes about 45 minutes.

Heat oil to 350 degrees. I would recommend that you heat up pan, add oil and lower the heat so the oil won't be too hot. The donuts will cook too fast and burn if the oil is too hot.

There are several ways to fry this treat. 
  • You can throw in dough by spoonfuls. Just make sure you throw it in carefully.
  • Roll out dough and cut into squares (this tends to be a sticky mess though).
  • Put dough in a pastry bag and squeeze donut hole sized balls into oil.
I think it would be okay to make the donut holes just a little bigger than a regular sized donut hole. 

Finally roll or shake cooked donuts in sugar. Serve hot and warm! You may even want to add cinnamon to the sugar or shake donuts in powdered sugar. Enjoy! 


For those of you who are thinking any sort of homemade doughnut is going to be way too much work, don't check out just yet. I was completely surprised at how easy these were to throw together. Here is a step by step tutorial, thanks to Chris, to convince you that these babies are not difficult at all to make. And really the thing that takes the most time, is just waiting for the dough to rise. I am pretty sure nothing compares to a light, fluffy, homemade donut dusted with sugar!  

Malasada Tutorial


Mix yeast, sugar and warm water. Set aside to proof.


In a large bowl, mix flour and salt together. Make a well.


In another bowl, whip eggs until smooth.


Add yeast to flour mixture.


Also add eggs, sugar, honey, melted butter, milk, and water. 


Mix together.

Whip it, until it becomes doughy.


The dough is really sticky at this point. Cover and let rise until doubled. 


After the dough has doubled in size, you are ready to fry these puppies!


We used the piping bag method. Not having any piping bags available we used a ziplock bag. Just put the dough in a ziplock and cut a good chunck off of the end.


When the oil is hot, you are ready to drop the dough. Just squeeze the dough (just a little bigger than a doughnut hole) into the hot oil. 


Watch them carefully. When they look like they are browning on the bottom, flip them over. 


When the doughnuts are nicely browned, take them out of the oil and let cool on a paper towel. 



It's a good idea to break one of the first ones open to make sure they are completely cooked and not doughy in the middle.

Then place the doughnuts in a rubbermaid container that has sugar in it. Place lid on and shake around until the doughnuts are covered with a nice sugar coating.


These little bites of heaven are seriously amazing! Enjoy!



Thanks so much Chris for hosting this! Everything was so much fun! I can't wait for the next
Un Poquito Cafe con Blogging y Comida! 
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