Hawaiian · IV The Method
Malasadas: Portuguese Doughnuts
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Description
Malasadas — the Portuguese deep-fried doughnuts brought to Hawaii by workers from the Azores and Madeira in the 19th century — are the definitive Hawaiian sweet. At Leonard's Bakery in Honolulu (established 1952), the queue for fresh malasadas at 7am is a daily ritual. The technique: an enriched, yeast-leavened dough without a central hole, deep-fried and rolled immediately in sugar. The interior should be eggy, slightly custardy, and tender — the exterior should be thin, golden, and crispy.
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