Tolumbi

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. 2
   Mix the flour and baking powder together, set aside.
3. 3
   Mix the water, sugar, oil and salt in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Add in the flour mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes away from the sides of the saucepan.
4. 4
   Transfer the mixture into another bowl and allow to cool.
5. 5
   Add the eggs one at a time to the cooled mixture.
6. 6
   Place portions of the mixture in a piping bag with a large open star-shaped tip. Pipe out the mixture onto a baking sheet, each cookie should be about 4 inches long.
7. 7
   Bake for 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
8. 8
   In the meantime prepare the syrup.
9. 9
   In a medium saucepan combine sugar, water, and lemon slices. Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved.
10. 10
    Allow to completely cool.
11. 11
    Place cooled syrup in a deep bowl. Place the cooled tolumbi into the syrup and let them sit in there for 30 minutes. Remove tolumbi from the syrup and drain.
12. 12
    Place on a plate and serve.
13. 13
    Option: Fried Tolumbi
14. 14
    Pipe the mixture into a saucepan containing hot oil, cutting the dough off at about 4 inches. Cook until golden in color. Cook 4 to 5 tolumbi at a time depending on the size of the saucepan. Place the tolumbi into the cooled simple syrup and let sit for 30 minutes.