Ingredients
• 500 g wheat flour,
• 50 g butter,
• 7 tablespoons powdered milk (+ 1 spoonful),
• 1 tablespoon rum,
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest,
• A pinch of salt,
• A pinch of bicarbonate of soda or baking powder,
• Deep fat for frying (sunflower oil).

Instructions
• Cream the butter with a fork.
• Put the flour into a large mixing bowl.
• Form a well and put in 3 spoons of sugar, the rum, powdered milk, salt, bicarbonate and a third of a cup of water. Mix.
• Roll into a ball, wrap it in a teacloth and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Roll out the dough to the thickness of a finger, cut it into star shapes.
• Deep fry the stars in the hot oil, removing them when they are well risen (barely 5 minutes).
• Drain on absorbent paper.
• In a plate, put the remaining 4 tablespoons of sugar + the lemon zest, roll the stars in this flavoured sugar and serve warm.

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