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Recipe: Stephanie Izard's Malasadas

JBF Editors

Stephanie Izard's recipe for Portuguese malasadas, adapted by the James Beard Foundation

Stephanie Izard's recipe for Portuguese malasadas, adapted by the James Beard Foundation

JBF Editors

Mon, May 16, 2016

When we predicted that doughnuts from around the …

When we predicted that doughnuts from around the globe would be rolling across our plates in 2012, we guessed that the malasada, a small, yeast doughnut from Portugal, would be among them. Sure enough, we've learned that JBF Award nominee and Top Chef champ Stephanie Izard has been offering these sugar-cloaked fritters on the menu at her popular restaurant, Girl & the Goat. While the restaurant's malasadas were flavored with butternut squash, we have her recipe for the unadulterated doughnuts, which are delicious with ice cream, alongside a mug of coffee, or simply on their own.