Fillozes (Portuguese Donuts) Recipe

• Oil (for frying)
• 3 cups Flour
• 1 Yeast Cake
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 1 stick Butter
• ½ tsp Salt
• 9 Eggs

• Melt yeast in 1/4 cup water.
• Whisk sugar into eggs, and stir in the melted yeast.
• Add flour and salt. Blend the mixture with your hand until you get soft dough.
• Melt butter and let it cool. Mix it into the dough and blend well. Keep in a warm place to rise until double.
• Heat oil over low heat.
• Make small balls from dough and stretch each one to give the shape of a ring.
• Drop in small batches into the oil. Brown it on both sides.
• Sprinkle some sugar while they are still warm.