Tolumbi

Preheat oven to 375.
Mix the flour and baking powder together, set aside.
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.
Transfer the mixture into another bowl and allow to cool.
Add the eggs one at a time to the cooled mixture.
Place portions of the mixture in a piping bag with a wide star shaped tip.
Pipe out the mixture onto a baking sheet, each cookie should be about 4 inches long.
Bake for 20 minutes or until light golden brown.

In the meantime prepare the syrup.

In a medium saucepan combine sugar, water, and lemon slices.
Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved.
Allow to completely cool.
Place cooled syrup in a deep bowl.
Place the cooked tolumbi into the syrup and let them sit in there for 30 minutes.
Remove tolumbi from the syrup and drain.
Place on a plate and serve.


Fried Tolumbi:

Pipe the mixture into a saucepan containing hot oil, cutting the tolumbi to 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.