Armenian Choereg (Breadsticks) |
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Prep Time: 120 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 150 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Not exactly the crispy texture of a bread stick, a little more tender. Go to your local Middle Eastern Grocery or health food store for the black seeds (Black Nigella). This is a crucial ingredient for the nutty taste. These are great with coffee or tea for breakfast or a snack. Makes alot and they last forever stored in a large plastic container. Armenians like to cook in groups, so it helps to have a partner with this one! Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs flour (aprox.9-10 cups) |
1 tablespoon salt |
1/4 cup sugar |
1 cup scalded milk |
1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast |
1/2 cup warm water (about 105 degrees) |
1/2 cup crisco |
1/2 lb butter |
1/2 tablespoon nigella seeds (black seeds) |
2 eggs |
1 beaten egg |
sesame seeds |
Directions:
1. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Heat milk and turn off heat. Add butter and Crisco to melt and cool milk.
3. If you have a large Kitchen Aid Mixer, add all ingredients except beaten egg and sesame seeds. If not, you will need to mix all in a large bowl and knead by hand.
4. Add enough flour to make a soft slightly sticky dough.
5. Knead 10 minutes in mixer or with oiled hands.
6. Allow to rise until double in bulk. Around 2 hours.
7. Oil hands and punch down. Pull off a hunk of dough and roll out with your hands to a long rope.
8. Slice on the diagonal in 5 inch pieces. Make sticks or circles or braid three pieces together, if desired.
9. Place on a cookie sheet an inch apart.
10. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until light brown.
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