Week 1—Malasadas!
Freshly made Kauai malasadas!
Malasada Recipe
- 1 pkg. dry yeast
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. sugar
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ¼ cup warm water
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 6 cups flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. lemon extract
Directions
Dissolve the yeast and the 1 tsp. sugar in the ¼ cup warm water. In a small bowl, beat the eggs until thick. Put the flour in a large bowl, make well in center. Add the yeast mix into eggs and add lemon extract, sugar, butter, milk, water, and salt. Mix thoroughly to form a soft dough. Cover and let rise until double. In deep fat, drop dough by spoonfuls, fry until brown. Drain and roll in sugar.
I hope that you will enjoy these “Tastes of Hawaii.” This is one of the Plantation Day’s favorites and is also a favorite to visitors to Kauai. Anyone that has been to the K-Mart in Lihue has had an opportunity to buy this yummy treat from the Malasada Lady!
Get your fresh malasadas at the Kauai malasada stand
I’ve heard it said that, “Nature made Hawaii beautiful, but her people made her great.” Hawaii is a wonderful mix of cultures and each of these peoples brought with them their customs and foods. The early plantation days saw these combining cultures creating foods that are unique only to Hawaii.
We thank these early pioneers who planted and nurtured these plantation fields, and created many of these amazing recipes.
Laura
July 4, 2011
I love Hawaii and I will check back weekly to start my collection of Hawaiian Favorites. Thanks. Laura
Laura
July 4, 2011
I love Hawaii and I will check back weekly to start my collection of Hawaiian Favorites. Thanks. Laura
Randy Brummett, RA
July 4, 2011
Aloha, Lucy.
I love nothing more than discovering a new favorite dish. I can’t wait for for you to share some recipes with the rest of us. (So my wife can prepare them up for me) I’m not that good of a cook!
Thanks!
Randy
Randy Brummett, RA
July 4, 2011
Aloha, Lucy.
I love nothing more than discovering a new favorite dish. I can’t wait for for you to share some recipes with the rest of us. (So my wife can prepare them up for me) I’m not that good of a cook!
Thanks!
Randy
Ken Molina R(S)
July 5, 2011
I will be giving this recipe a try as soon as I burn through my Red Velvet Cake and Lilikoi Meringue Pie. Why does sugar and flour have to taste so good? Drat!
Ken Molina R(S)
July 5, 2011
I will be giving this recipe a try as soon as I burn through my Red Velvet Cake and Lilikoi Meringue Pie. Why does sugar and flour have to taste so good? Drat!
Tara Kelly
July 6, 2011
YUMMY!!!
Tara Kelly
July 6, 2011
YUMMY!!!
Lucy Adams, RS
July 6, 2011
You got it right–Yummy is a great description!
Lucy Adams, RS
July 6, 2011
You got it right–Yummy is a great description!
Gary Siracusa
July 12, 2011
If you’ve ever stood in line in front of KMart to grab a few of these hot tasty morsels coming out of the fryer you’re one of the fortunate ones …
Gary Siracusa
July 12, 2011
If you’ve ever stood in line in front of KMart to grab a few of these hot tasty morsels coming out of the fryer you’re one of the fortunate ones …
Lin
April 15, 2012
The malasadas that we had at the Grand Wailea resort in Maui were made with taro powder and incredibly delicious with a very unique and yummy flavor. They also had a vanilla creme in the middle. Do you have a recipe with taro powder?
Lin
April 15, 2012
The malasadas that we had at the Grand Wailea resort in Maui were made with taro powder and incredibly delicious with a very unique and yummy flavor. They also had a vanilla creme in the middle. Do you have a recipe with taro powder?
Iris
September 6, 2012
I have been fortunate enough to have fresh and hot malasadas made by the lady outside of the K-Mart 4 different times (twice my first trip and twice again this recent trip) and they are THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like I told my husband, I dare not try them elsewhere as I fear they will not taste as good.
Iris
September 6, 2012
I have been fortunate enough to have fresh and hot malasadas made by the lady outside of the K-Mart 4 different times (twice my first trip and twice again this recent trip) and they are THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Like I told my husband, I dare not try them elsewhere as I fear they will not taste as good.
Jennifer
March 18, 2015
I LOVE Malasadas!! As a family tradition, since way before I was born, we make Malasadas every Christmas morning. Although we have never used lemon extract. I think I may try making 2 batches this year and use the lemon extract in one batch to try it out!
Jennifer
March 18, 2015
I LOVE Malasadas!! As a family tradition, since way before I was born, we make Malasadas every Christmas morning. Although we have never used lemon extract. I think I may try making 2 batches this year and use the lemon extract in one batch to try it out!
Debby
March 19, 2015
I will attest to this. We went here nearly every day they were open. Best malasadas we ever had.
Debby
March 19, 2015
I will attest to this. We went here nearly every day they were open. Best malasadas we ever had.
Sharonann Topasna-Lujan
March 21, 2015
Thank you for the recipe, i made it n it was so awesome!
Sharonann Topasna-Lujan
March 21, 2015
Thank you for the recipe, i made it n it was so awesome!
Alicia Gonsalves
August 20, 2019
What does this recipe yield? I gotta make these in a LARGE quantity lol!!