Ingredients: 2 cups milk, lukewarm,1 package active dry yeast,6 teaspoons sugar,2 tablespoons flour,1 tablespoon baking powder,2 teaspoons salt,1/2 cup vegetable oil,4 eggs, separated,6 cups flour,1 stick of margarine,Sesame seeds
Instructions:
- In a large, deep mixing bowl pour in lukewarm milk.
- Stir in the sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour, and the yeast.
- Let stand for ten minutes.
- Add in the baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, egg whites, and 6 cups of flour.
- Stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture is well incorporated, you may need to get your hands in there towards the end, and then bring the dough to a lightly floured surface.
- Knead the dough for 10 minutes.
- Put the dough in a large bowl, cover it, and let it stand for one hour.
- Preheat oven at 37
- Bring the dough back to your working area and knead it again for another 5 minutes. You want to make sure that all those air bubbles are out.
- Form the dough into a log and cut it into 5 or 6 equal pieces.
- Take one piece (cover the rest with a kitchen towel), and roll it out to a size as big as a medium pizza.
- With a knife, cut the rolled out dough into 8 equal slices.
- Beginning at the widest point of the slice start rolling it towards the narrowest point.
- Place the croissants on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Continue to do this with the rest of the dough.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk the 4 egg yolks.
- Brush each croissant with the egg yolk.
- Top each croissant with sesame seeds.
- Put 4 or 5 small pieces of margarine throughout the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Cover with a kitchen towel while they are cooling.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.
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