Fluffy Artoulakia With Chocolate Chips (greek Breakfast Recipe)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon mahlepi
• 3 ounces masticha (or ouzo)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon bacon grease
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 make kanelozoumo by bringing 1 cup of water and a dash of cinnamon to a boil. allow to cool until it is warm, but not hot.
• 2 place kanelozoumo, 1/2 cup flour, tsp or sugar, and yeast in a bowl and mix well. allow yeast to proof for 5-10 minutes until frothy.
• 3 add brown sugar, mahlepi, masticha, vanilla, bacon grease, and mix well.
• 4 add the flour slowly and knead until you have a soft, pliable dough.
• 5 cover dough and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size - about an hour.
• 6 punch dough down and lightly knead. divide into 12 pieces.
• 7 roll one piece of dough out into about a 3" x 12" rectangle. lightly sprinkle with chocolate chips, and roll the bottom up to form a long tube of dough filled with chocolate chips. roll the tube into a spiral so it looks like a snail. place on a parchment lined baking sheet, and repeat with remaining dough pieces.
• 8 cover, and allow artoulakia to rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
• 9 bake in a preheated 350*f oven for 15-20 minutes until golden.