Chak-chak

Name: Chak-chak
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb) honey; 125 g (4 oz) sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 75 g (3 oz) poppy seeds; 100 g (3½ oz) nuts; 3-4 tablespoonsmilk; 2 teaspoons sugar; 15 g (½ oz) butter; 5 eggs; 675-900 g (1½-2 lb) butter; 1 tablespoonvodka; 500 g (1 lb) flour

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Ethnic Cuisines of our People

By William Pokhlebkin

Published 1978

About

This is the favourite sweet among the Kazakhs. It was borrowed from the Tartars and has retained its Tartar name. The nuts used in the syrup can be of any sort.

Ingredients

5 eggs
15 g (½ oz) butter
2

Europe
Russia
Dessert
Eastern Europe
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the yolks of the eggs with the 15 g (½ oz) butter and 2 teaspoons of sugar until the mixture turns