For the Syrup:

For Frying:

Prepare the syrup with the ingredients shown above by boiling them for 2 minutes. Put it aside. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the water, salt and sugar and bring to a boil. Add the flour while beating the mixture vigorously with a whisk. Cook for 10 minutes while continually beating it. Remove from the heat.

When the mixture has cooled, add the eggs one by one, then the starch while mixing constantly. Warm the oil in a frying pan. Make a horn with heavy cloth (or use a pastry bag). Leave the end open and fill the horn with the dough. Squeeze out pieces of dough into the oil, each one being 4 or 5 cm. wide. Move the pan back and forth occasionally while the cakes are cooking. Cook for 10 - 15 minutes until the cakes are golden brown.

Put them into the cooled syrup and let stand 15 minutes, then place them on a serving dish. Serve when the tulumba have completely cooled off.