I love doughnuts, but I really love malasadas. And ever since I visited Hawaii, I got up on this game. One day, a friend of mine showed me how he did it growing up in Oahu: take a pack of the Pillsbury biscuits and fry them, then toss them in sugar. "DUDE!!!!!!" I said. Try it and you'll see. You too will say, "DUDE!!!!!!!!!" and deplete your local grocery store of Pillsbury biscuit dough just to make these.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 8 doughnuts
Ingredients
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Preparation
Step 1
Mix the sugar, cinnamon, and sesame seeds in a medium-size bowl.
Step 2
Pop open the tube of dough and pull apart the biscuits—they come preportioned, so this will be easy. In a big, heavy pot, heat the shortening over high heat; you'll know it's ready when a tiny piece of biscuit dough sizzles when added to the oil. Fry the biscuit dough until each piece becomes puffy and brown on all sides, about 2 minutes. Flip the pieces over and fry them for 2 minutes more.
Step 3
Pull out the doughnuts and rest them on paper towels for a minute or two, then toss them immediately in the sugar mixture.
Step 4
Repeat.
Eat.
Get bloated.
Recipe from L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food, by Roy Choi, Copyright © 2013, published by Anthony Bourdain/Ecco.