Sesame Dasik, Pressed Honey Tea Cookies

What you need

• 150 g (1 cup) sesame seeds, white or black, raw or pre-roasted
• 3 tbsp honey, about 60 g, plus a little more if needed
• 1 pinch fine sea salt

Method

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1. 1

   Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring often, until they smell nutty and begin to pop, 3-5 min. Do not let them scorch.

2. 2

   Spread the seeds on a plate and cool them completely, about 10 min.

3. 3

   Grind the cooled seeds in short pulses in a blender or spice grinder until they form a fine, slightly clumpy powder. Stop before it turns into an oily paste.

4. 4

   Warm the honey for 20 seconds in a small pot over low heat, until it runs freely.

5. 5

   Mix the sesame powder with the salt in a bowl. Drizzle in the warm honey a spoonful at a time, rubbing it in with your fingertips.

6. 6

   Stop when the mixture is crumbly and holds together when squeezed in a fist. If it will not hold, add honey a few drops at a time.

7. 7

   Pack a small piece of the dough firmly into a dasik mold, pressing until it is level with the top.

8. 8

   Push the cookie out of the mold onto a tray. Repeat with the remaining dough, 20-24 cookies in all.

9. 9

   No mold: roll the dough into balls of about 1 tbsp, flatten them to 1 cm (1/2 in) discs between two sheets of baking parchment, and press with the back of a fork or a small cookie cutter.

10. 10

    Let the cookies rest for 15 min to firm up, then serve with hot tea.

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