Merveilles de carnaval

Method

1. 1 Knead the dough with eggs, softened butter, sugar, rum, and orange zest for 10 minutes, then refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. 2 Roll the dough very thinly to 2 mm thickness, then cut it into a diamond shape and make a slit in the middle.
3. 3 Thread one end of the dough through the notched line to create a spiral shape.
4. 4 Fry in oil at 170 degrees for exactly 60 seconds on each side; the pastry will puff up very quickly.
5. 5 The dough should be thin to allow it to puff up; a thicker dough will result in a denser, oilier crust.
6. 6 Let the cookies drain on paper towels, then sift in powdered sugar while they are still warm.

With an appliance

• Air fryer 59 min

  Replace step 4: spray oil evenly over the thin layer of batter and fry in an air fryer at 190 degrees for 7 minutes, flipping at the 4th minute to puff up and empty the pastry; steps 5 and 6 are still for draining, then sifting sugar.