Cream fat, 100 g sugar, salt and rum. Stir in eggs one after the other. Mix flour and baking powder. Mix about 3 tablespoons of flour with the fat-egg mixture. Add the rest of the flour and milk and mix to a smooth dough with the dough hooks of the hand mixer. Finely dice and knead apple rings. chill for 15-20 minutes
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of approx. 3 mm. Cut rings with 2 round cookie cutters (approx. 8.5 cm and 3.5 cm Ø)
Heat vegetable fat in a high pot or deep fryer to 180 °C. Fry the rings and cut out circles (middle) in portions. Lift out the pastries with a skimmer and let them drip off a little on kitchen paper. Roll in the remaining sugar while still hot
Waiting time approx. 15 minutes