Salty Bolinho De Chuva (Savory Brazilian Doughnuts)

Submitted by alvinakatz

"This is a recipe from Minas Gerais, but are eaten all over Brazil. Eat them fresh. These will look more like doughnut holes than the typical torus-shaped doughnuts Americans make. There is also a sweet version made using sugar and cinnamon. Adapted from CookBrazil.com"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 25 doughnuts

ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 -3 green onions, chopped finely
• 1 teaspoon salt
• oil, to deep fry

directions

1. In a large bowl, mix in the eggs, green onions and salt.
2. While mixing with a wood spoon add the flour, corn starch, baking powder and milk until you get a batter similar to thick cake batter.
3. Preheat a deep-fat fryer to 350 degrees.
4. Using two tablespoons, take a spoon of batter and scrape off the batter into the fryer using the second spoon.
5. Fry about six doughnuts each time until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes, flipping just once for overall browning. (The doughnut will flip by itself). Remove the doughnuts from the oil and drain and serve.