Chocolate Chip Honey Bars

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 envelope fast rising yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine 1/ 2 cup flour, undissolved yeast, and salt.
• 2 heat water, milk, butter, and honey until very warm (120° to 130°f).
• 3 gradually add to dry ingredients.
• 4 beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 5 add egg yolk and ½ cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed.
• 6 stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter.
• 7 cover tightly with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours.
• 8 remove dough from refrigerator.
• 9 combine chocolate morsels and 1/2 cup sugar.
• 10 roll dough to 8 x 8-inch square using 1/ 4 cup of sugar mixture (instead of flour) on surface.
• 11 sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar mixture; fold ends over center (like folding a letter).
• 12 repeat rolling, sprinkling, and folding procedure twice more using remaining sugar mixture.
• 13 roll to 8 x 8-inch square; pat in 8 x 8-inch square baking pan lined with parchment or wax paper.
• 14 bake at 375°f for 25 to 30 minutes or until done.
• 15 remove from pan; cool on wire rack.
• 16 cut into bars to serve*.