Filhos (Portuguese Doughnuts) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups flour
3 (1 ounce) packages yeast
1/2 cup sugar
8 eggs, beaten room temperature
2 cups milk, warmed
1/4 lb butter, melted (1 stick butter)
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Mix all ingredients together with hands for 5 minutes until dough is smooth.
Let rise 1 hour.
Pull off various size pieces and fry in hot oil.
Drain on towels and sprinkle with sugar.