Honduran rosquilas

total time:50 minutes
yields:20-30 rosquilas
=== Ingredients ===
* 4 eggs
* 11/4 cups sugar
* lemon zest (about 2)
* 7 cups flour
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 2 tablespoons anise seeds
* light oil for frying the rosquilas
=== directions ===
# heat oil in a deep pan and add 2 rinds of lemon.
# leave in till browned.
# place anise seeds in a small sieve and fry in the same oil.
# set aside and drain.
# allow to cool.
# whisk eggs till cream and fluffy.
# slowly add sugar, lemon rind, and anise seeds.
# take 4 tablespoons of the oil that you used to fry the lemon rind and anise seeds and add to mixture.
# add flour and baking powder bit by bit mixing well each time to make a dough.
# knead the dough on a floured surface and make doughnut shapes by taking a large spoonful of dough and rolling it between hands and joining well to make a doughnut shape.
# heat the oil again and fry doughnuts till browned on both sides.
# cool and rool in sugar.
# allow to cool before storing in a container.