The Portuguese have this wonderful little ‘Piece of Fried Dough” that we look forward to on any special occasion. A Festa, a Holiday, a Family Party, maybe even just a Great Uncle visiting from Connecticut. Oh, how we looked forward to those visits as they always meant Malassadas.
A Malassada is exactly as I described a delightful little piece of fried dough, but this is the most basic of descriptions for a phenomenal bite into heaven. Let’s say this.. Have you ever gone to fair? A fair where your Mom bought you an “Elephant Ear” or maybe a “Doughboy”, well that might tease you into thinking that this could be a quick substitute for a Malassada. It’s fried dough but it’s a fried Bread dough. Malassadas are a fried “Sweetbread Dough”. It’s like comparing Sliced white bread to Hawaiian bread (hallah, cinnamon roll dough) Not the same, right? Right! Here is the Ultimate in a puff of Heaven, that will forever make you think that “doughboy” is just a poor substitute for the real thing.
The Portuguese have this wonderful little ‘Piece of Fried Dough” that we look forward to on any special occasion. A Festa, a Holiday, a Family Party, maybe even just a Great Uncle visiting from Connecticut. Oh, how we looked forward to those visits as they always meant Malassadas.
A Malassada is exactly as I described a delightful little piece of fried dough, but this is the most basic of descriptions for a phenomenal bite into heaven. Let’s say this.. Have you ever gone to fair? A fair where your Mom bought you an “Elephant Ear” or maybe a “Doughboy”, well that might tease you into thinking that this could be a quick substitute for a Malassada. It’s fried dough but it’s a fried Bread dough. Malassadas are a fried “Sweetbread Dough”. It’s like comparing Sliced white bread to Hawaiian bread (hallah, cinnamon roll dough) Not the same, right? Right! Here is the Ultimate in a puff of Heaven, that will forever make you think that “doughboy” is just a poor substitute for the real thing.
