Portuguese Felog Doughnuts Recipes

PORTUGUESE DOUGHNUTS (SONHOS)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the water, butter and sugar. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and stir in the flour. Stir until the mixture forms a ball. Move the batter to a medium bowl and let cool.
• Use an electric mixer to beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add lemon extract and a pinch of salt.
• Fill a medium pot with about 3 inches of canola or vegetable oil and heat over medium-high heat until it reaches a temperature of 375 degrees. See Recipe Notes below if you don't have a thermometer to check the temperature.
• Drop the doughnut batter into the hot oil by teaspoon (no bigger than an actual teaspoon because they will puff up a lot while cooking). You can fry about 15 doughnuts at a time. Fry until they are lightly browned all around. Remove with a slotted spoon onto paper towels to drain.
• Roll in sugar while the doughnuts are still warm, and serve immediately.

MALASSADAS | PORTUGUESE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Heat the milk, butter, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until it just begins to steam and form bubbles around the edges, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool until lukewarm.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, dissolve the yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in the warm water. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the eggs on medium-high until thick and luscious looking, about 5 minutes.
• Switch to the dough hook, add the milk mixture, the yeast mixture, and the flour, and mix on low speed until a soft dough forms, about 7 minutes, adding more flour if needed. The dough should be just slightly tacky but not sticky.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface, shape into a ball, and place in a lightly buttered large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until double in size, about 2 hours.
• Lightly coat a 13-by-18-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and turn the dough onto the pan. Press and poke it with your fingers, much like making focaccia, to help stretch it until it's about 1/2 inch thick. Lightly coat the top of the dough with cooking spray, loosely cover the pan with plastic wrap, and let the dough rest at room temperature until double in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl.
• Fill a medium saucepan with 3 inches of oil and heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 350°F (177°C) on a deep-fry or candy or instant-read thermometer. Monitor the heat to keep a steady temperature.
• Using scissors or your hands, cut or pull a 2-to-3-inch piece of dough from the baking sheet and stretch it into a 4-to-5-inch circle, then lower it into the oil and fry, turning frequently, just until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, 45 seconds to 1 1/2 minutes, depending on the size. Drain the doughnut on paper towels for 30 seconds and then toss in the cinnamon sugar. Repeat with the remaining dough. Devour warm.

PORTUGUESE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, eggs, sugar, butter and salt; beat until smooth. Stir in enough flour to form a soft dough (do not knead). Place in a greased bowl turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , In an electric skillet, heat oil to 375°. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, a few at a time, into hot oil. Fry for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or each side or until deep golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Roll warm doughnuts in sugar or serve with syrup.

MALASADAS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in 1/4 cup warm water; set aside.
• In small bowl, beat eggs until thick.
• Put flour in large bowl, making a well in the center. Into the well add yeast, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, melted butter, milk, 1 cup water, and salt. Beat thoroughly to form a soft, smooth dough. Cover, let dough rise until doubled.
• Heat oil to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Drop dough by big teaspoonfuls into oil, fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels, shake in a bag of sugar to coat, and serve hot.

PORTUGUESE FELOG (DOUGHNUTS)

Steps:

• Boil together lemon rind and cinnamon stick in water.
• Meanwhile, into a large bowl, add together all the dry ingredi-
• ents. Into the boiling water, add butter.
• When butter is completely melted, remove cinnamon sticks and rind.
• Pour water into the dry ingredients, mixing very fast.
• Add one egg at atime, until completely blended.
• Drop by spoonfuls into hot oil; let cook until puffs brown evenly.
• Do not pierce with fork; remove puffs from oil and let drain on paper towels.
• Then remove puffs to another dish of paper towels.
• When cool,roll on sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• It will look like a puff but inside will have a texture of an eclair.

FILLOZES OR FILHOS (PORTUGUESE DOUGHNUTS)

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of lukewarm water. Beat the eggs well. Add the sugar, beat well, add the dissolved yeast. Mix in the 3 cups of flour, and mix until you get a soft dough.
• Melt the butter, let it cool until lukewarm, then pour this into the dough. Blend together well and set in a warm place to rise until double in size.
• Heat oil to 350 degrees.
• Take dough (1 tbsp.) in your hand. Stretch it until it is round and thin. Drop it in the oil, and turn to brown on both sides. Coat each one with sugar and cinnamon while still warm.