Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  
• 2-4 Tablespoons sugar
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 2 1/2 Tablespoons butter, at room temperature
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil for frying
  

Directions

• Mix dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and work in the butter with your fingers.
  
• Add 1 cup of water to the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
  
• Sprinkle some extra flour onto a flat surface and knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
  
• Place dough in a clean bowl and cover with a towel to sit for at least 30 minutes.
  
• After dough has rested, heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
  
• Create small balls of dough and roll out the dough into circles on a lightly-floured surface with a rolling pin or the palm of your hand.
  
• Be sure not to make balls too thin.
  
• Pierce each piece of dough with a fork several times and drop into hot oil.
  
• Fry on each side until golden brown.
  
• Allow to cool and drain on paper towel until it can be handled.
  
• Eat warm.
  

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