Buñuelos Estilo Michoacan Para Estas Fiestas Navideñas

Ingredients: For the dough: 1 4-lb (2-kg) bag of all-purpose flour 2 tomatillos Warm water - as needed For the syrup: 10 pieces of piloncillo (unrefined cane sugar) 2 cinnamon sticks 1 tsp. ground cloves