Filhos – Malasadas – Portuguese Fried Dough

Ingredients

• 9 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 6 eggs
• 1 stick butter or margarine, 8 tbsp
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• oil to fry, corn oil or vegetable oil works best
• confectioners' sugar for dusting
• cinnamon for dusting, optional
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 2 packages dry yeast or 1 small cube yeast, 0.6 oz, 17g
• 1/2 cup warm water

Nutrition

• Calories : 1710 calories
• Carbohydrate : 285 grams
• Cholesterol : 390 milligrams
• Fat : 42 grams
• Fiber : 11 grams
• Protein : 46 grams
• SaturatedFat : 19 grams
• Sodium : 1250 milligrams
• Sugar : 62 grams