4 cups plus 2 tablespoons
all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2
teaspoon fine salt
3 large whole eggs, at room temperature
2 large egg yolks, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups
sugar
1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
1/2 cup vegetable
oil
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Sesame Glaze:
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1
teaspoon honey
1/2 cup hulled raw sesame seeds
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Line 2 baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment, or coat
them with nonstick cooking spray.
Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a
medium bowl.
Beat the eggs and yolks with the sugar in a large bowl with
an electric mixer until very light and fluffy, about 2
minutes. Beat in the tahini, oil and vanilla. Stir in the
flour mixture until combined to make a soft dough. Cover the
dough and set aside for 5 minutes before forming into rings.
Pinch off a walnut-sized piece of dough and roll it into a
rope that is about 5 inches long and 3/8-inch thick. (Dust
your hands and the parchment lightly with flour if the dough
is sticky.) Pinch the ends of the rope together to form a
ring. Repeat until all the dough has been formed into rings.
To glaze the cookies: Put the sesame seeds on a small
plate. Whisk the egg white and honey together, and then brush
each ring with the mixture. Then immediately dip the ring into
the sesame seeds. Place the rings seeds side up, on the
prepared baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.
Bake rings until lightly browned, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Transfer from baking sheet and cool on wire racks. Serve.
Busy baker's tips: These cookies keep for a couple weeks
stored in an airtight container at room temperature. They can
also be double-wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen for up to a
month.
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