Instructions: Put grated rind, lemon juice, milk, cinnamon, salt, 4 tablespoons anise liqueur, and 6 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl. Mix well. Stir in flour until dough is stiff (approximately 4 cups of flour). Let dough rest 1 hour in a cool place.

Divide dough into four parts, roll it out very thin on a lightly floured surface, and cut it into rectangles about 3 by 2-inches. Heat frying oil to the verge of smoking. Roll up the rectangles and fry them, a few at a time, in the hot oil. Drain on a rack or brown paper.

Make a syrup by melting 3/4 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water. When it bubbles and starts to thicken, add 1/4 cup anise liqueur. Dip the fried crullers in the hot liquid and drain them on a rack. Sprinkle with sugar while still warm. Let them cool before serving.

This recipe makes about 3 dozen crullers.

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