Portuguese Traditions: Malassadas

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🍋 Traditional Ingredients

  • Wheat flour
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Sugar
  • Yeast
  • Optional: lemon zest, orange zest, vanilla, cinnamon

🍳 How They’re Made

  1. Activate yeast in warm milk with a bit of sugar.
  2. Mix dough with flour, eggs, butter, and flavorings.
  3. Let rise until doubled in size (about 1–2 hours).
  4. Shape into rounds or triangles—some Azorean cooks even shape them over their knees!
  5. Fry in hot oil until golden.
  6. Coat in sugar or cinnamon sugar while warm.
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