Roxakia (Dough Cookies)

• 2 tablespoons dry yeast
• 2 cups milk warm
• 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
• 1 kilogram sugar
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 juice Peel&, lemon

1. Melt yeast in the warm milk. Add eggs and oil slowly and then the flour till you get a soft dough.
2. 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)
3. 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.
4. Cut into pieces about 4 cm in length and press them in order to broaden.
5. Put the cookies in a buttered pan and put them in a warm place to rise.
6. Heat oven to 180oC and bake them until browned (depending on the size eround 35-45 minutes)
7. 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.

yeast, milk, olive oil, eggs, flour, cocoa, walnuts, cinnamon, ground cloves, kilogram sugar, water, lemon

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Roxakia-_Dough-Cookies_-1672264 (may not work)