Sesame seeds make me smile wistfully, reminding me of the delight in getting double-sided, seeded sanjayh & pretty little tins of halva. Lots of photos and a morish halva recipe at the bottom.
Beautiful deep dive into all things sesame - a favourite ingredient of mine as well. I always have a big jar of Tahini, toasted sesame seed oil and bags of white and black sesame seeds at home (plus Halva too of course). I love the flavour and find it so versatile an ingredient. And I love baking with it as well.
Hi Elisabeth, I haven't done it myself but I looked into it as I too wondered about this. You boil milk until it is paste like and it becomes darker, then you dry the paste out, and grind it into a powder with either a bit of sugar or cornflour. Let me know if you make your own. Regards and thanks, s
fantastic post; i have just eaten, but am hungry again, craving hot tea and sth sweet... like you, i can't eat sweet without hot tea and vv. thank you
Thank you and nice to know I'm not alone. xx
LOVE your very learned posts! didn't know we ould do sesame halva in our kitchen...
Thank you Aglaia, it's one of the simplest sweets I've ever made! x
Beautiful deep dive into all things sesame - a favourite ingredient of mine as well. I always have a big jar of Tahini, toasted sesame seed oil and bags of white and black sesame seeds at home (plus Halva too of course). I love the flavour and find it so versatile an ingredient. And I love baking with it as well.
Hi Sophia thanks for your kind comments and restack. I appreciate it.
Of course, it was a wonderful read during a delayed train journey through the snowy countryside between Belgium and Germany.
Great piece, Simi. One question: how do you make milk-powder if you're not buying commercial ready-made?
Hi Elisabeth, I haven't done it myself but I looked into it as I too wondered about this. You boil milk until it is paste like and it becomes darker, then you dry the paste out, and grind it into a powder with either a bit of sugar or cornflour. Let me know if you make your own. Regards and thanks, s
Lovely way to start the day. Thanks for the informative and entertaining article and the beautiful images