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Homemade Tahini
[Vegan]

Name: Homemade Tahini [Vegan]
Yield: 2 cups servings
Cuisine: NO info

JW By: Julie West

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Sesame Seeds

Homemade Tahini [Vegan]

2 cups

Dairy Free

If you love tahini, then you will love how simple it is to make at home. I was in the store the other day picking up a new jar for myself and I saw a bag of sesame seeds for $3 dollars and decided to make it myself since the... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Homemade Tahini [Vegan]

2 cups sesame seeds (1 lb.)

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How to Prepare Homemade Tahini [Vegan]

First you may want to toast your seeds to bring out the most flavor. You want your seeds to become fragrant and slightly darker during the process (I have to admit that I usually skip this step and it is completely optional.) Toast your seeds one of two ways:

Preheat oven to 350. Place seeds on roasting pan or rimmed cookie sheet and roast for about 10-15 minutes making sure to move them around every few minutes so the seeds on the bottom don't burn.

Dry roast over medium low heat in a skillet using one cup at a time (add more or less depending on your skillet). Be sure to move the seeds around frequently to ensure that they don't burn.

Once you have toasted your seeds and they have cooled a bit, place them in your food processor, or blender, and process on high until creamy, scrapping down the sides as needed. Will take approx. 5-10 minutes to blend depending on your equipment.

Notes

Store your tahini in an air-tight container in the fridge. Will last up to a couple months. Since homemade tahini is made using the whole sesame seed and not hulled seeds like store bought tahini, unless you find hulled seeds to use, your consistency may not be as creamy but it's not a big difference and you’re getting the added benefits of extra fiber and nutrition from the outer shells. The majority of the calcium is lost when the seeds are hulled. To add extra creaminess use 2 or 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil or sesame oil when blending if desired. This will help create a smoother texture but it will also alter the flavor slightly.