Simit Chorag, Armenian

Orange flavoured, hard sweet roll! Armenian.


Ingredients:
� 8 cups a.p. flour
� 2 cups melted Crisco
� 6 large eggs
� 1-1/2 cups sugar
� 1/2 teaspoon salt
� 4 teaspoons baking powder
� 1 cup warm milk
� 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
� 1 tablespoon frozen concentrated orange juice
� 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)
� sesame seeds
� 1 egg and 2 tablespoons water, for egg wash 

Method:
� In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and then combine the sugar, cinnamon, orange 
  juice concentrate, orange zest, milk, Crisco and baking powder.  Gradually add 
  flour to the mixture and knead into a smooth dough.  Let stand to rise for 30 
  minutes in a covered bowl. 
	
� Take pieces of dough the size of an apricot and roll in your hands until about 
  8 inches long and about the thickness of a pencil. Lay on a flat surface and 
  circularly wrap it on itself like a pinwheel. Brush with the egg wash and 
  sprinkle with sesame seeds. Repeat this process until the dough is finished. 

� Place on a non-stick or sprayed cookie sheet and bake in a 350 °F oven for 
  25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. 

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