Malassada
Portuguese-style fried doughnut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malassada is a Portuguese fried pastry from the Azores. It is a type of doughnut, made of flattened rounds of yeasted dough, coated with sugar and cinnamon or accompanied with molasses.[1]
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Alternative names | Filhós, malasada |
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Type | Fried dough |
Place of origin | Portugal |
Region or state | São Miguel, Azores |
Main ingredients | Wheat flour, sugar, eggs, milk, yeast |
Ingredients generally used | Cinnamon, molasses |
Similar dishes | Bola de Berlim, farturas, filhós, sonho, fried dough, cascoréis da Guarda |
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The name malassada is often used interchangeably with filhós.[2] However, according to the Direção-Geral de Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural (DGARD),[lower-alpha 1] these two regional pastries are distinct―the Azorean malassada is made during Carnaval,[1] while the filhós of Penedono is made with brandy and olive oil instead of milk and is enjoyed year-round.[3] Another similar pastry from the Central Region is Cascoréis da Guarda.[4]