Russian Chuk Chuk

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 100g icing sugar
• 2 tsp butter
• 1/3 tsp salt
• 60ml milk
• 500g plain flour
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• For the syrup
• 1 ½ cups honey
• 4 tsp sugar

Method

1. Blend eggs, sugar and butter. Add salt, milk and flour and knead until the mixture forms a smooth dough. Leave the dough to rest for 40 mins, and then roll out finely and cut strips 2cm in length.
2. Place the honey and sugar in a saucepan over a moderate heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Continue to cook until the mixture thickens and turns an amber caramel colour.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the strips for about 5 mins, until golden. Drain on kitchen paper.
4. Dip the strips into the syrup and arrange on a serving plate. Serve immediately.