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Method
- 1
Finish. Line a rimmed baking tray with baking paper. Cut a second sheet of parchment in order to roughly the same size plus keep to one side. Toast sesame seeds plus/or sesame seeds plus nuts over a mid-sized flame, mixing often, till only just coloured and fragrant, 4 to 7 minutes in a 30 cm skillet. Move to a mid-sized bowl and keep to one side. Tip in honey to now-empty skillet plus heat over medium-low heat till bubbling steadily, around 5 minutes. Tip in toasted sesame seeds plus/or sesame seeds and nuts and cook, mixing often, till mixture is fragrant, thickened, plus no loose pockets of honey remain, around 3 minutes. Promptly move mixture to ready sheet and put set-aside sheet of parchment on top. Bench scraper, or bottom of a little plate, press mixture into an even layer around 1/8- to 5–6 mm thick using a rolling pin. Leave till completely cold at room temperature, around 1 hour. Remove top sheet of parchment once cooled. Move pasteli, still on bottom sheet of parchment, in order to a cutting board plus cut in 14 to 18 pieces. Offer. Store in an airtight container at room temperature using parchment between layers to prevent sticking.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Free sugars
18.5 g per serving
37 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 74 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 197 kcal |
| Protein | 4.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 23.2 g |
| of which sugars | 18.6 g |
| of which free sugars | 18.5 g |
| Fat | 11.1 g |
| of which saturates | 1.6 g |
| Fibre | 2.4 g |
| Salt | 0.59 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.3 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
