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Chak-Chak in a Frying Pan

An easy recipe for an irresistibly delicious Eastern sweet! I often pick up chak-chak — little fried dough pieces bound in honey syrup — at the store, but recently I decided to make it at home. As is so often the case, the homemade version turned out far better than anything store-bought. If you'd like to try making chak-chak yourself, here's how.

Valeria

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Sugar (100 g for the syrup, 10 g in the dough)

110

Flour (sifted)

400

Honey (fresh)

500

Chicken eggs

Milk

Vegetable oil (for frying)

250

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 7 % 5 g

Fats 24 % 18 g

Carbohydrates 70 % 53 g

409 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Cooking method

Step 1:

Flour, sugar, eggs, milk, honey, and refined sunflower oil — everything you need for chak-chak.
Step 2:

The ingredients for the dough.
Step 3:

Beat the eggs with the sugar (if you like, add a pinch of salt and about 50 g of butter), then add the flour and milk and knead into a dough. Use as little flour as you can get away with, so the dough doesn't turn out too stiff.
Step 4:

Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes.
Step 5:

Roll the dough into thin ropes and cut them into pieces — either about 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) or 1.5–2 inches (4–5 cm) long, whichever you prefer.
Step 6:

Fry the cut dough until light golden brown. It cooks very fast — just 1–2 minutes and it's done.
Step 7:

Rolling small balls in the palm of your hand is very easy to do.
Step 8:

Transfer the fried dough to a sieve or paper towels to drain off the excess oil.
Step 9:

For the honey caramel, melt the honey with the sugar over very low heat or in a double boiler.
Step 10:

Once it comes to a boil, cook the honey-sugar mixture until it thickens slightly.
Step 11:

Enjoy!

To make this sweet, start by kneading all the ingredients above into a firm, smooth dough. Roll it into thin ropes, cut them into small pieces, and deep-fry them in oil, stirring constantly, until lightly golden. Next, simmer fresh honey with granulated sugar into a syrup. Mound the fried pieces on a serving plate and drizzle the honey-sugar syrup over the top. Let it cool and set, then serve. Enjoy!