Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- The zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup soft butter
- A pinch of salt
- 3 Tbsp orange blossom water OR 3 Tbsp rum
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Mix together the flour, the sugar, the lemon zest, the baking powder, and the salt.
- Add the eggs, the butter, and the orange blossom water or rum. Knead with your hands until you can form a nice dough. (Add flour if too sticky.)
- Form a ball with your dough, and leave it alone for half an hour at room temperature.
- With a rolling pin, spread the dough about half an inch thick.
- Cut large stripes horizontally. Then, cut diagonally to make diamonds.
- Make a hole in the middle of the diamonds, take the tale and pass it through the hole pulling a little to form the shape of a bugne.
- Heat oil over medium-high heat. When hot, fry the bugnes a handful at a time until golden, flip and cook the other side.
- Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, and sprinkle the bugnes with sugar or powdered sugar.