Total Steps
8
Ingredients
3
Tools Needed
3
Ingredients
- Peanut oil
- 2 cup Sesame seeds
- 3 cup Honey
Instructions
Step 1
Note: Do not make this candy on a hot and humid day.
Step 2
In a deep, medium-size saucepan slowly <a href="/technique/XZFHRHHF/heat">heat</a> honey over medium-low <a href="/technique/XZFHRHHF/heat">heat</a>, using a <a href="/technique/XZFHRHHF/heat">heat</a> diffuser, to the <a href="/technique/Z27T5R5G/hard-crack">hard-crack</a> stage (about 305 to 310 degrees Fahrenheit on a candy thermometer).
Step 3
<a href="/technique/DRM2WPZ4/stir">Stir</a> down often to prevent <a href="/technique/W7VKDJHH/boiling">boiling</a> over, about 45 minutes. <a href="/technique/DRM2WPZ4/stir">Stir</a> in sesame <a href="/technique/FYFCQVPR/seed">seeds</a>.
Step 4
Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch <a href="/technique/RNT367Z2/baking">baking</a> sheet with peanut oil. Do not use waxed paper. Pour the honey mixture onto it.
Step 5
Set <a href="/technique/RNT367Z2/baking">baking</a> sheet on a <a href="/technique/GZFHJC5K/cooling">cooling</a> rack. When <a href="/technique/GZFHJC5K/cooled">cooled</a>, but not hard, <a href="/technique/5QXTWXH3/score">score</a> into diamond shapes.
Step 6
When <a href="/technique/GZFHJC5K/cooled">cooled</a> completely, remove candy and <a href="/technique/WRFN6T6X/separate">separate</a> into pieces.
Step 7
Warning: Be sure to alert friends and family to the danger of burning themselves on the extremely hot <a href="/technique/MX6TH84F/caramelized">caramelized</a> sugar.
Step 8
Comments: This is an Old World candy that will be very popular with your children - and it contains no processed sugar. Although it takes some time to make, the effort is worth it.