A Tasty Treat in Beach Happens: Malasadas

In Beach Happens, Michaela is on a mission to taste every malasada in Hawaii.
Malasadas are a fried doughnut made from a Portuguese recipe. They can be made just by being rolled in sugar or stuffed with cream or jam.  In addition to some restaurants and shops, they're also sold as fundraisers and at the side of the road.  Who doesn't like fried dough, right?

When my family went to Maui, we tried them from a restaurant named Zippy's.  They were with choke sugar (choke is Hawaiian slang for a lot of!) The ones pictured above are the Italian version, called zeppoles from the Olive Garden.  The dipping sauces are raspberry jelly and chocolate. YUM!.  The Maui malasadas were gone before I could take a picture! But they looked like these only puffier.

One of the most famous recipes for malasadas comes from Leonard's Bakery in Hawaii.  He very generously gave Saveur magazine the recipe and you can find it here.

Michaela has a deep reason why she is obsessed with the yummy doughnuts.  You can read all about it in the second book of the Hawaii Heat series, Beach Happens.
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