Tahini is easy to make and your homemade will be as good as

what you get from the store.

Beside Tahini is such a great word.

it is almost as much fun to say Tahini as it is to say Baba Ganoush

For those who have never had it, Baba Ganoush is a delicious dish made

from aubergine. (eggplant)

Tahini is necessary for dishes such as hummus, falafel and many dishes in

Persian and mideastern cuisine.

the recipe is simple and easy.

by measuring cup:

450 ml - 2 cups sesame seeds American dry measure

79 ml - 1/3 cup olive oil American dry measure

toast the sesame seeds:

Heat a heavy, wide-bottomed sauté pan over medium-high heat.

Add the sesame seeds and toast lightly - about 2 minutes,

either shaking the pan or stirring the seeds vigoursly so they brown evenly

they turn from toasted to burnt quickly, as soon as they start to turn brown

they are done so remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl for cooling.

Put the cooled and toasted sesame seeds into a food processor and add the olive

oil and pulse for probably 3 to 5 minutes until smooth.

if you need to, add a touch more oil.

when finished remove and store in your fridge.

this recipe is similar to those on the Cupcake Project and two Persian cooking blogs