Cypriot Fried Dough (Pisies) with Zivania

For the Dough

• 1 kg Village-style Flour
• 1 teaspoon (8g) salt
• 1 teaspoon (8g) baking powder
• ½ cup (115ml) sunflower oil
• 1 shot (40ml) zivania
• 2 cups (500ml) lukewarm water

For Frying

• plenty of sunflower oil

For Serving

• honey

1. In a large bowl or a stand mixer, add the flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix and pour in the sunflower oil. Rub the mixture between your palms until coarse crumbs form.
2. Add the zivania and gradually add the water. Knead until you have a soft and fluffy dough. Cover it and set it aside for half an hour to rest.
3. Take a small amount of dough, roll it into a log, and cut it into small pieces, depending on how large you want your pisies to be. Dust your work surface and the dough pieces with flour, then roll them out with a rolling pin into thin sheets.
4. Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan, and once hot, add the pisies. Prick them with a wooden skewer or a fork and let them brown nicely on both sides.
5. Remove them to absorbent paper to drain any excess oil. Serve them drizzled with honey.