Malasadas 2

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees f)
• 6 eggs
• 6 cups flour
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• sugar, to roll the malasadas

Recipe

• 1 preheat the fryer.
• 2 in a small mixing bowl, whisk the yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1/4 cup of the warm water. set aside until needed.
• 3 in a mixer, whip the eggs until thick and pale yellow in color.
• 4 change the mixer attachment to a dough hook. with the machine running slowly add the yeast mixture, melted butter, milk, and half and half.
• 5 add the salt.
• 6 add the flour, 1 cup at a time and mix until the mixture forms a soft ball, leaves the sides of the bowl, and climbs up the dough hook. remove the dough and turn into a lightly oiled bowl.
• 7 cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set the bowl in a warm, draft free space. let rise until double in size, about 1-1/2 hours.
• 8 turn the dough out onto a floured surface and dust the surface of the dough with flour.
• 9 with a rolling pin, roll out the dough, about 1/4-inch thick, in the shape of a rectangle.
• 10 cover the dough with a greased piece of plastic wrap (this will prevent the dough from sticking to the wrap) let the dough rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
• 11 using a sharp french knife, cut the dough into 1 inch squares.
• 12 fry a couple of the squares at a time, until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly for overall browning. remove the doughnuts from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate.
• 13 roll the doughnuts in sugar and serve warm.