Aloha Everyone,
I’m from Hawaii, and we were raised making malasadas on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, also known as “Fat Tuesday”. Gail From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Debra Wolgemuth Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 7:57 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses? Katherine, My relatives from Flores always had a FILHOS FEAST on Ash Wednesday. We'd meet at the family ranch, have filhos hot out of the frying pan...drizzled with butter, then ate with either jam or a dusting of sugar and a slice of cheddar cheese. It's a tradition that I've continued making for my family, but they don't get excited about them like I do. Actually they call them lead hockey pucks...more for me...LOL! I make a huge batch and freeze the majority of what we don't eat. When I want a filhos for breakfast, I take one out of the freezer, microwave it a bit (experiment with your microwave and start at 20 second intervals so you don't over cook it), then add butter and your favorite topping. They taste greasy and hot, just like Ava and Granny Marie made them on Ash Wednesday! Last year I broke my wrist and was unable to make (knead the dough) for my annual filhos feast. Someone recommended the Portuguese Bakery, 2082 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 408-984-2234. I ordered several dozen and they arrived the next week. They went into the freezer and we enjoyed them for several weeks. Their website says that they make daily filhos, but people recommend arriving at 9 am to get fresh ones...they tend to sell out quickly. They also sell 9 flavors of biscoitos, sweet bread, lemony rice pudding, and on the last Saturday of the month serve sopas (pot roast & cabbage over bread with mint). If you live in the Bay Area, check them out! Debbie Wolgemuth Researching Azoreans: Jorge (Flores), Freitas (Flores), Enos (San Miguel), Silveira Matos (Faial), Rodrigues (unknown) Immigrated to: Merced, CA > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:44:23 -0700 > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses? > From: katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com > To: azores@googlegroups.com > > Obrigada, Gayle! > > It sounds rather like the Portuguese recipe above. Does your cookbook > mention anything about "oleo" (frying in oil)? To me they sound sort > of like the pre-Lenten treats called "filhós" or "malassadas," > dependking on the part of the Azores one's in. The strange thing is > that the novel I'm translating mentions them being made for feeding > folks doing a "matança" (ritual hog-killing) in Nordeste, São Miguel, > during Advent (pre-Xmas), not Lent. Somehow I had the impression that > traditionally filhós or malassadas weren't made other times of year. > If anyone knows, I'd appreciate learning more. > > Katharine. > > = = = = = = = = = = > "Rosas do Egito," by Ana Maria Albuquerque Taveira (who's had recipes > online for over a decade in various formats -- I first encountered her > on a Geocities website ca. 2000): > http://cybercook.terra.com.br/rosas-do-egito-ii-na-comunidade.html?codigo=14 468 > > Ingredientes > - 500 g de farinha > - açúcar a gosto > - raspas de 1 limão > - leite o suficiente > > Modo de Preparo > Misture bem todos os ingredientes da massa, adicionando > o leite até o ponto da massa. Numa panela, aqueça o > óleo até ferver. Depois, coloque a forma de rosa dentro > para aquecer bem. Em seguida, mergulhe a forma na massa > e retorne ao óleo, deixando fritar até a massa soltar > da forma. Coloque numa travessa e polvilhe com canela e > açúcar. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
