Put all the ingredients into a bowl. Mix them together until they are well amalgamated.
Turn the dough out onto a slightly floured bench and knead for 10 minutes until the dough becomes elastic. If you have a stand-mixer with a kneading hook you can do this more easily!
Wrap in plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
Cut the dough into four pieces. Leave those that you are not working with wrapped in plastic wrap so that they don't dry out.
Sprinkle the dough with flour and run it through a pasta machine set on the widest setting. Fold the dough in thirds, then run it through the pasta machine on the medium setting.
Turn the dial to the second to thinnest setting and run it through one more time. If you don't have a pasta machine, you can roll out the dough thinly and then move on to step 7.
Lay the dough out on a lightly floured bench. Using a pastry cutter, or a sharp knife, cut the dough into shapes and sizes of your choosing. I cut mine into rectangles about 10cm wide. Don't throw away any of the funny shaped pieces as they are also delicious when cooked!
Heat sunflower/vegetable oil in a deep pan. The optimum temperature for cooking the dough is 160 °C. Place the shapes in a few at a time. They should float in the oil. Turn them regularly for 2 - 3 minutes until golden-brown.
Drain them on a paper towel, and continue cooking the rest.
Before serving, sprinkle them liberally with icing sugar.