Malasadas Portuguese Pancakes

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons anise seeds
• 1 package dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 large eggs
• 1 lemon, zest of, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup cream or 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 syrup: combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, and cook until it becomes a thin syrup approximately 30 minutes.
• 2 keep warm, but do not overcook, as it will crystallize.
• 3 malasadas: dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoons sugar in warm water.
• 4 add 3/4 cup flour, and mix well.
• 5 cover, and put in a warm place to rise until bubbles form on top.
• 6 combine eggs, lemon peel, vanilla, 1 tablespoons sugar, salt and cream or evaporated milk, and beat for 5 minutes.
• 7 add yeast, 2 cups flour and mix to a soft batter.
• 8 cover, and put in a warm place for at least 1 hour until doubled in volume.
• 9 heat oil in a heavy saucepan to 325 degrees f.
• 10 drop about 6 small tablespoonfuls of batter into hot oil.
• 11 fry until a light golden colour, turning once.
• 12 remove from oil, and place on absorbent paper.
• 13 continue until all batter is used.
• 14 place drained pancakes in the hot syrup to coat.
• 15 remove from syrup.
• 16 arrange on a platter and serve as soon as possible.
• 17 serves 12.
• 18 terence da silva, prince albert, saskatchewan.
• 19 the great canadian feast.