Diples (Greek Christmas Dessert)

• 2 cups honey
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup vegetable oil divided
• cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped nuts pecans, walnuts or alm

1. Boil first 3 ingredients for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Keep on low burner until ready to use. Combine eggs and vanilla. Add flour slowly, kneading lightly. Add 1/3 cup oil and mix well.
3. Separate dough into five sections. Keep unused portion covered to keep from drying. Roll out each section like rolling a pie, thin.
4. With pastry wheel, or paring knife, cut into strips 2 inches wide and the length of pastry. Roll on a fork to form circle*.
5. Heat oil in fryer. Drop into hot oil. Remove when dough is light brown and puffed. Drain on paper towels. Dip in reserved hot syrup; sprinkle with cinnamon and nuts.
6. The dough strips are sometimes formed into circles with 2 forks after they are put in the hot oil.

honey, water, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, vegetable oil, cinnamon, nuts pecans

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Diples-_Greek-Christmas-Dessert_-1655240 (may not work)