Tolumbi

Preheat oven to 375 F.

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 large open 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. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

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 cooled 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.

Option: Fried Tolumbi

Pipe the mixture into a saucepan containing hot oil, cutting the dough off at 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.