DEEP FRIED HONEY PUFFS.

Ingredients....3 eggs, lightly beaten, 1/4 cup of orange juice, 1/4 cup of canola/ rice bran opil, zest of 1 large orange, 1/4 cup of castor sugar, 300 gm of plain flour, 1 dsp of baking powder, canola/ rice bran oil for deep frying. Syrup..... 2 tbs of lemon juice, 1 and 1/2 cups of castor sugar, 1/3 rd of a cup of honey, zest of 1 large orange. Mix together the eggs, orange juice and 1/4 cup of oil. Add the orange zest and sugar and whisk well to combine. Mix together the flour and baking powder and stir into the egg mixture with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined. Sprinkle your work surface with extra flour, turn out the dough and knead lightly until smooth. Shape out to 5 cm thickness. Cut into 5 cm rounds with a biscuit cutter. Place the syrup ingredients in a medium saucepan with 1 and 1/2 cups of water, stir while it comes to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes . set aside. Heat the oil in your deep fryer to 170 deg C. Add the honey cakes a few at a time and fry until puffed and goldenon both sides. Remove and drain on absorbent paper. Place a couple of the cakes at a time in the syrup, turn to coat, then remove to a serving dish with a slotted spoon. Serve immediately.