Malasada

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.

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Food.image: Hugeassmalassada.jpg
Food.image_size: 275px
Food.caption: Malassadas being made in Rhode Island by the United Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit
Food.alternate_name: , malasada
Food.country: Portugal
Food.region: São Miguel, Azores
Food.type: Fried dough
Food.main_ingredient: Wheat flour, sugar, eggs, milk, yeast
Food.minor_ingredient: 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.