Debra,
I agree that the rosettes are easy to make. Surely easier and less time consuming than making malasadas or Portuguese sweet bread. Once you have the ingredients and cooking supplies ready and the temperature of the oil down pat it's good to go. I watched my Mom, grandmother, and aunt make them over the years and none of them complained about it being a chore. It also uses less oil than malasadas. And, where I live the oil is left at the curbside along with the trash so that's not an issue. Re malasadas in Hawaii, I have heard stories about the delicious malasadas from Leonard's Bakery. Although I have never tried them they look similar to the malasadas that I had in Hong Kong. The shape and texture appears similar. The same for the malasadas in Singapore. The ones in Hong Kong and Singapore are round and heavy and have the texture of a fritter. helen Santa Maria ________________________________ From: Debra Wolgemuth <wolgemut...@msn.com> To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Mon, August 15, 2011 10:33:20 AM Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses? Rosettes are so easy to make with a rosette iron (http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/cooky/rosette.htm). The batter is mixed up quickly, much like a pancake batter. You heat up the frying oil. You select the metal rosette attachment you want (flower, holiday shape, etc.) and screw it onto the angled handle. Dip the rosette attachment in the hot oil, then in the batter and back into the oil. The rosette batter will slip off the metal iron quickly. Take the rosette out when it is a light golden brown and place on a paper towel to cool. Dust with powdered sugar. The rosettes are very light and melt in your mouth when you eat them. Debbie Wolgemuth Researching Azoreans: Jorge (Flores), Freitas (Flores), Enos (San Miguel), Silveira Matos (Faial), Rodrigues (unknown) Immigrated to: Merced, CA ________________________________ Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:46:59 -0700 From: hker...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses? To: azores@googlegroups.com Maria Natalia, The last time I had rosas (that's what I grew up calling them) was when I went to a bridal shower last year. Most of the guests were Azorean from the various islands and they were happy to see the delicious and beautiful rosas there. The iron that I have is similar to the one in the link that I sent but I remember my Mom using one with a straight handle. I remember something happened to that one but since I was young I don't remember what it was. The one with the straight handle was one that my Grandmother brought from the Azores. When I was young I remember going to meet an aunt who had recently arrived from Santa Maria and she showed my Mom the rosa iron that she brought. This same aunt made the rosas for my sister's wedding. Some day I will experiment and make a small batch. helen santa maria ________________________________ From: mnk <kamis...@comcast.net> To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Mon, August 15, 2011 7:57:16 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Dessert called "Rosas do Egipto" ["Rosas do Egito"] or Egyptian Roses? Helen, I also have my mother's 'iron' for making the rosettes. Although I have never tried making them, I sure enjoyed eating them when I was a child. Maria Natalia On Aug 15, 9:15 am, Edward Rodrigues <edward.s.rodrig...@att.net> wrote: > Katharine if you go on line and do a search of Malassada they have a few >different site that show different variation. > http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-make-malasadas/ > Ed > > On Aug 14, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Katharine wrote: > > > > > Muito obrigada para todos!!! (Thank you very much, everyone) > > > The novel I'm translating takes place in Nordeste, São Miguel, > > although as someone whose father was ¾ Florentino, I appreciate > > Debbie's information as well, from a personal viewpoint -- since I > > know so little re my family's hidden Portuguese ancestry (such a huge, > > forbidden secret), and this adds another clue to my search for my own > > destroyed roots. Also, I find it interesting how some traditions are > > universal throughout the Azorean archipelago, while others can be > > unique even within a region of just one island! > > > The fried-in-oil dough described by Gayle, Margaret, Cheri, Linda and > > Donna is surely what the novelist is referring to. > > > Allegedly, "malassadas" in the eastern Azorean islands are the same as > > what are called "filhós" in the central and western groups. Is that > > correct? > > > I also sent an email with this inquiry to an immigrant friend > > originally from near Nordeste, and he said his mother loved them, made > > them, and used a dough-cutter to give them their characteristic > > shape. I replied a little while ago asking if that was a rosette > > shape, since I've yet to find any pictures of "Rosas do Egipto" > > online, but have yet to receive a reply. Will keep you posted if I > > learn more. > > > I left my native Bay Area for back East long ago (long before I knew > > of my Portuguese heritage). Where we live in the diaspora, I > > literally do not know a single Azorean-American -- NOT ONE :-( If, > > like some of you lucky ones, I lived near a Portuguese bakery, I'd be > > one of their steadiest customers -- and probably one of their plumpest > > ones as well!!! > > > Katharine. > > > -- > > 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 >athttp://groups.google.com/group/Azores. 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