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| 4 | cups | white flour
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| 1 | tablespoon | baking powder
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| 1 | teaspoon | salt
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| 1 1/2 | cups | warm water
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| 1 | cup | lard, for frying, (or your choice of oil)
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Directions:
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Mix dry ingredients together.
Add warm water to dry ingredients.
Knead until dough is soft and elastic and does not stick to bowl.
(If necessary, add a little more warm water).
Shape dough into balls the size of a small peach.
Let these sit for 15 minutes.
Pat out a bit, pinch edges and then pat back and forth by hand until dough is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick and is round.
Make a small hole in the center of the round.
Melt lard in a heavy frying pan.
Carefully, put rounds into hot fat, one at a time.
Brown on both sides.
Drain on paper towels.
Serve hot.
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