🏷️ Category: antipasti
🌍 Cuisine: Southern
⭐ Difficulty: Medium
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
Indulge in these irresistible Southern-style sesame kifli croissants that combine flaky, buttery layers with a delightful sesame crunch. Perfect for gatherings, this recipe yields 50 golden-brown pastries ready in just 45 minutes. Each serving offers 135 calories with a satisfying balance of protein and fat, making it an affordable treat at only 39 cents per piece. Whether served as antipasti or a snack, these homemade croissants will transport your taste buds straight to the heart of Southern comfort food.
🥘 Ingredients
• milk2 cups
• active yeast1 package
• sugar6 teaspoons
• flour2 tablespoons
• baking powder1 tablespoon
• salt2 teaspoons
• vegetable oil0.5 cup
• eggs4
• flour6 cups
• margarine1 stick
• sesame seeds50 servings
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
In a large, deep mixing bowl pour in lukewarm milk.
2
Stir in the sugar, 2 tablespoons of flour, and the yeast.
3
Let stand for ten minutes.
4
Add in the baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, egg whites, and 6 cups of flour.
5
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.
6
Knead the dough for 10 minutes.
7
Put the dough in a large bowl, cover it, and let it stand for one hour.
8
Preheat oven at 37
9
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.
10
Form the dough into a log and cut it into 5 or 6 equal pieces.
11
Take one piece (cover the rest with a kitchen towel), and roll it out to a size as big as a medium pizza.
12
With a knife, cut the rolled out dough into 8 equal slices.
13
Beginning at the widest point of the slice start rolling it towards the narrowest point.
14
Place the croissants on a lightly greased baking sheet.
15
Continue to do this with the rest of the dough.
16
In a small mixing bowl, whisk the 4 egg yolks.
17
Brush each croissant with the egg yolk.
18
Top each croissant with sesame seeds.
19
Put 4 or 5 small pieces of margarine throughout the baking sheet.
20
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
21
Cover with a kitchen towel while they are cooling.
22
Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.
