Roxakia (Dough Cookies)

Photo: vanillakanela

Ingredients

2 tablespoons dry yeast

2 cups warm milk

1 cup olive oil

3 eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten

Flour (750 gr-1000gr)

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

For syrup

1 kilogram sugar

3 1/2 cups water

1/2 Peel& juice of lemon

Preparation

Melt yeast in the warm milk. Add eggs and oil slowly and then the flour till you get a soft dough.

Take 1/3 of dough and add walnuts, cocoa, cinnamon and cloves. Knead dough (dough will turn brown) and divide it into 3 pieces. Make 3 cords (about 15 cm length)

Now take the white dough and divide it into 3 pieces. Make a rectangular with each one in order to wrap with these the brown cords. Put a cord in each rectangular and wrap.

Cut into pieces about 4 cm in length and press them in order to broaden.

Put the cookies in a buttered pan and put them in a warm place to rise.

Heat oven to 180oC and bake them until browned (depending on the size eround 35-45 minutes)

Prepare the syrup: boil all the ingredients for about 6-7 minutes. While the cookies are still warm, dip them in the syrup, let them for 3-4 minutes and remove them with a slotted spoon. Pour the cookies with the left over syrup.