Tahini

Name: Tahini Recipe
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups raw sesame seeds; 2 T canola oil

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Minutes to Prepare: 1
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 32

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups raw sesame seeds2 T canola oil

Directions

This recipe makes approximately 2 cups of tahini, or 32 - 1 tablespoon servings.

Heat a large skillet (cast iron preferred) on low.
Add sesame seeds to skillet. Toast for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
The seeds should develop and nice aroma and turn a shade or two darker. Do not brown them!
Let cool for a couple of minutes.
Add toasted sesame seeds to food processor bowl with steel blade inserted. Add oil.
Process the seeds, scraping down every so often.
You will need to process for five minutes or more. Five minutes seems to be the miracle point where the hulls suddenly break down and it becomes a smooth, silky paste.
Keep tahini in a jar in your refrigerator.

HINT: When making tahini, I always put most in a jar, leaving just enough in the food processor to make a fresh batch of hummus. One cleanup only!

Number of Servings: 32

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUEKARMA.

Servings Per Recipe: 32

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 72.6
Total Fat: 6.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 1.2 mg
Total Carbs: 2.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 2.0 g

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Member Reviews

CRICKETSMOM515
This was very easy and even better easy to remember! - 3/15/10
FAITMAKER
Nice consistency. I've always used recipes that turned out more liquidy. This is what I was looking for. A nice "butter' consistency. - 11/26/08
MRSDMK1
I had been wondering to do if I want to make hummus but have no tahini. I saw it in the store 1 time but it was way expensive. I buy little packs of sesame seeds in the international section of the grocery store for my smoothies...but I have no idea if they are raw ?the brand is Badia - 8/30/13
CD7817100
Can you freeze the tahini after you make it? I an single and it will take lots of time for me to use it up. - 5/24/13
CD12154995
Just perfect! Thanks. - 4/27/12
BLUE_KARMA
The only tahini I use. - 6/11/11
IZZIGIRL
Wow, great recipe! I live overseas and it's impossible to find tahini here. I can't wait to make all my favorite recipes now! - 9/2/09
TANABANANA1
Love the hint at the bottom! :) - 10/27/08