Malasada
Sign in to saveMalassada 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.
Key facts
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- 275px
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- Malassadas being made in Rhode Island by the United Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit
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- , malasada
- Food.country
- Portugal
- Food.region
- São Miguel, Azores
- Food.type
- Fried dough
- Food.main_ingredient
- Wheat flour, sugar, eggs, milk, yeast
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- Cinnamon, molasses
- Food.similar_dish
- Bola de Berlim, farturas, filhós, sonho, fried dough, cascoréis da Guarda
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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.
== Etymology and terminology == The term Malassada comes from Portuguese words "mal" and "assado" meaning "bad" and "roasted", referring to their unstructured shape.
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