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Sesame Bars (Semsemyieh)

July 15, 2018Dessert, Souk and Street Food, Vegetarian
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Food for Thought

Semsemyieh is a typical souk dessert, made of toasted sesame seeds and ground almonds set in a sweet syrup, though it could also be made from chopped cashews, or all almonds, or pistachios. Large blocks of the candy are prepared and cut into bite-size pieces for serving.

Ingredients
  • 2 1/4 pounds (1 kg) sesame seeds
  • 1 1/3 cups (200 g) almonds
  • 1 cup (200 g) sugar
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (200 g) honey
  • 2 tablespoons (30 g) tahini
Contributor
  • Kamal Mouzawak
  • kamal@soukeltayeb.com
Method of Preparation
  1. Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet, stirring constantly, until the seeds are uniformly golden.

  2. In a food processor, whiz the almonds to a fine powder.

  3. Mix the sugar and the honey in a pot and boil to obtain a thick syrup. Add the almond powder and stir well. Add the toasted sesame seeds and mix well.

  4. Spread the tahini on the bottom and sides of a 12-inch (30-cm) square baking pan. Spread the hot sesame mixture thinly in the pan (it should be less than 1/3 inch [1 cm] thick). Wet your hand and even out the surface. Let cool and set.

  5. Refrigerate the pan for 4 hours, for the candy to set well and harden, and then cut into bite-size pieces. Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Yield about 20 pieces

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