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powdered sugar donuts piled on top of each other

When I think of Valentine’s day, like most people I think of chocolate. It’s perfectly natural, right? Truffles, mousse, and hearts made of the darkest richest chocolate is swoon worthy.…

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You will love how simple this traditional Portuguese malasada recipe also known as Portuguese filhos, it is to make, they are now my all time favorite doughnuts. So delicious and super addictive, these fried Azorean Portuguese malasada donuts will definitely be a crowd pleaser and the talk around the table. Hawaiian malasadas and Brazilian malasadas are the same as these. If your looking for a delicious Brazilian or Hawaiian malasada recipe this one is perfect.

a loaf of bread sitting on top of a stove

This recipe comes from my mother in law. Ilda unexpectedly passed away last year, right before Easter. One of our favorite memories was of her making her sweet bread in the kitchen. We thought the recipe for the world's best sweet bread (no joke!) was gone forever. While sifting through her stuff, we found an old address book. We quickly skimmed it and got to the last page of the book, and there it was. The Holy Grail-the recipe. With the help of my mother we tackle this now on the…

two pieces of bread sitting next to each other on top of a black countertop

The thought of Malasadas takes me back to the days of carnivals and the red and white Malasada truck from Leonard's Bakery. It also took me back to staying at auntie Dianne and uncle Ben's with my cousins during the summer. We would make "pseudo malasadas" using Pilsbury biscuit dough. Over the years, I have tried so many different malasadas but nothing compares to Leonard's Bakery.

doughnuts on a plate next to a drink

Malasadas My Chinese father is from Hawaii, and when I was a kid, that's where we would go to visit family (well, one of the places we would go). It's only now as an adult, that I realize how exotic that was. I don't know how many times we traveled there, but in all my years as a kid visiting Hawaii, I do NOT remember ever eating a malasada. It wasn't until I was an adult that I discovered these slightly sweet, tender puffs of fried dough, and that's probably best. Now I'm old enough to find…

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