Piccoli cuscini with bean dip

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoon fast-acting dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup water
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Olive oil or vegetable oil for frying
• 2 cups broad (fava) beans or edamame beans
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 handful fresh mint leaves
• 3/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano
• Drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper