Honduran rosquilas

total time:50 minutes

yields:20-30 rosquilas

Ingredients

 * 4 eggs
 * 11/4 cups sugar
 * lemon zest (about 2)
 * 7 cups flour
 * 1 tablespoon baking powder
 * 2 tablespoons anise seeds
 * light oil for frying the rosquilas

directions

 * 1) heat oil in a deep pan and add 2 rinds of lemon.
 * 2) leave in till browned.
 * 3) place anise seeds in a small sieve and fry in the same oil.
 * 4) set aside and drain.
 * 5) allow to cool.
 * 6) whisk eggs till cream and fluffy.
 * 7) slowly add sugar, lemon rind, and anise seeds.
 * 8) take 4 tablespoons of the oil that you used to fry the lemon rind and anise seeds and add to mixture.
 * 9) add flour and baking powder bit by bit mixing well each time to make a dough.
 * 10) knead the dough on a floured surface and make doughnut shapes by taking a large spoonful of dough and rolling it between hands and joining well to make a doughnut shape.
 * 11) heat the oil again and fry doughnuts till browned on both sides.
 * 12) cool and rool in sugar.
 * 13) allow to cool before storing in a container.