Sonhos

Name: Sonhos
Ingredients: 150 ml (5 fl oz) water; 60 g (2 oz) butter; a pinch of salt; 100 g (3½ oz) strong flour; 3–4 eggs, whisked (only add the 4th egg if the mix is still stiff); 3–4 eggs, whisked (only add the 4th egg if the mix is still stiff); 500 ml (18 fl oz) vegetable oil, for deep-frying; icing sugar, to dust; icing sugar, to dust

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

World's Best Cakes

By Roger Pizey

Published 2013

About

These super-light doughnuts originated as a Christmas speciality. ‘Sonhos’ literally translates from the Portuguese as ‘dreams’ and these small cakes sure are little dreamy doughnuts. Because they’re so delicious, you can now get them year round, not just at Christmas.

Ingredients

150 ml (5 fl oz) water
60 g (2

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Place the water, butter, sugar and salt in a pan and bring to the boil, making sure the butter is completely melted.
Add the flour and stir in with a wooden spoon - it is important to cook the flour fully so don’t hurry this process. The dough should come away easily from the side of the pan.
Place the dough in a food mixer and, while beating, add the