Five pounds Malassadas

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a unique flavor and is dairy-free.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining moisture.

Mix 1/2 cup warm water with 1 tablespoon dry yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 heaping tablespoon flour; let bloom.

In a bowl, combine 2 cups milk and 1 cube of butter; heat for about 1.5 minutes until butter melts.

Add 1/2 tablespoon fine salt and 1/2 cup sugar to the milk mixture.

Add 6 room temperature eggs to the mixture and stir.

Add the bloomed yeast mixture to the flour and mix everything together by hand.

Add 2 cups of water as needed to form a shaggy dough, mixing until no dry flour remains.

Let the dough sit for 10-15 minutes to rise.

Perform stretch and fold technique on the dough to develop gluten.

Cover the dough and let it rise until doubled in size.

Shape the dough into small balls and place them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet to rise again.

Heat oil to 250°F for frying.

Fry the dough balls in batches, ensuring not to overcrowd the pot, until golden brown.

Drain the fried dough on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels.

Cooking Techniques

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