Armenian Choereg (Breadsticks)

• 2 1/2 lbs flour or 8 -9 cups flour
• 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

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.

flour, salt, sugar, milk, yeast, warm water, crisco, butter, nigella seeds, eggs, egg, sesame seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/armenian-choereg-breadsticks-179761 (may not work)