Ajonjoli Garapiñado
Candied Sesame Seeds
Recipe Yield
1 cup
Cooking time
25 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sesame seeds
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
To Prepare
- Preheat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the sesame seeds, and toast, stirring constantly, until they are fragrant and begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the water, sugar, and vanilla extract, and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or spatula, for about 10 minutes until the water evaporates. Continue cooking and stirring as sugar starts to caramelize, feels heavier, and begins to lump together, about another 5 minutes.
- Continue cooking and stirring until those lumps begin to break apart again, shaking the pan as you stir as if it were thick sand, for about another 5 minutes. Once it is completely dried and broken up, like really coarse sand, remove from heat.
- Scrape onto a small baking sheet, spread it out and let cool. Once it cools, you can scoop it with your hands and break it apart even more. If there are some stubborn clumps, rub it between your hands as if you were warming up your hands from the cold. Once it is all broken apart, store tightly covered or serve.
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