Servings: 8

[Dough] [Dough]
2 tsp dry yeast 2 tsp dry yeast
1 tsp honey 1 tsp honey
2/3 cup warm water ⅔ cup warm water
3 tbsp honey 3 tbsp honey
1/3 cup olive oil ⅓ cup olive oil
1 tsp salt 1 tsp salt
2 eggs 2 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour 3 ½ cups flour
 
[Filling] [Filling]
1/4 cup vegetable oil ¼ cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup brown sugar ½ cup brown sugar
2 tbsp white sugar 2 tbsp white sugar
2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cocoa powder 1 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt ¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp honey

Whisk the yeast with 1 teaspoon of honey and warm water. Let sit until foamy (15 minutes).
Add 3 tablespoons of honey, the olive oil, salt and eggs. Mix with a wooden spoon and gradually add in the flour. When the dough forms into a ball, knead for 5 minutes. Cover the dough and let it rise for 1 hour.
While you’re waiting you can make the filling. Mix together the vegetable oil, brown and white sugar, cinnamon, cocoa, salt, and honey. Preheat oven to 375 °F
When the dough has doubled in size, separate it into 4 equal parts. Shape each part into a ball, and roll into a long strand. Flatten each strand into a rectangle that is at least 3" wide.  Spread the cinnamon filling onto each of the 4 rectangles and roll each into a long strand.  Slice each strand in half lengthwise to get 8 strands total. Stretch the strands as long as you can and braid.  Shape into a ring and braid the ends into each other.
Bake for 30 minutes. If the top begins to brown too quickly you can cover it with foil.

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