Biscoitos fritos, Brazilian cinnamon sugar fritters

Ingredients

• 3 cups of sweet potato starch
• 1 cup of sugar (200 g)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3 to 4 eggs
• oil or lard for frying
• Sugar and ground cinnamon for coating

In a mixing bowl, combine the sifted polvilho, sugar, and salt.

Knead the dough, adding the eggs one at a time until the dough forms a ball.

Create rings of varying thickness.

Fry them in hot oil, as many as the frying pan can hold at once.

Drain them, roll them in cinnamon sugar, and let them dry.