Moscow Ponchiki - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup vegetable oil (for frying)
ground cinnamon

Preparation

Add cinnamon and baking powder to flour. Sift it into a bowl.
Beat eggs with sugar, add soft butter and mix in milk. While stirring, add flour gradually. Knead into a stiff dough.
Roll out dough 1/4 inch thick. Make rounds with a cup, then make rounds on the rounds with a smaller diameter. Ponchiki must have a form of rings.
Warm oil in the pan. Put 2-3 rings at a time in hot oil, fry until light golden.
Sprinkle baked cookies with powdered sugar.