Sonhos Dreams Recipes

PORTUGUESE DOUGHNUTS (SONHOS)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the water, butter and sugar. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and stir in the flour. Stir until the mixture forms a ball. Move the batter to a medium bowl and let cool.
• Use an electric mixer to beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add lemon extract and a pinch of salt.
• Fill a medium pot with about 3 inches of canola or vegetable oil and heat over medium-high heat until it reaches a temperature of 375 degrees. See Recipe Notes below if you don't have a thermometer to check the temperature.
• Drop the doughnut batter into the hot oil by teaspoon (no bigger than an actual teaspoon because they will puff up a lot while cooking). You can fry about 15 doughnuts at a time. Fry until they are lightly browned all around. Remove with a slotted spoon onto paper towels to drain.
• Roll in sugar while the doughnuts are still warm, and serve immediately.

SONHOS - DREAMS

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, add the water, butter and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• As soon as the water boils add the flour quickly and stir until smooth. Remove from the heat and whisk until cold, then add the eggs in one at time, continuing to beat (this is similar to a cream puff dough). The mixture should be well whipped and then left to rest for 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer until 365 - 375 degrees on a deep fry thermometer, drop in 3 - 4 teaspoonfuls of the mixture. Stir the oil gently with a wooden spoon to make the sonhos rise well. They should fry slowly to rise well, when pale brown remove, drain, and keep warm in a low oven while cooking the others. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.