Easy Homemade Tahini Recipe - How to Make Tahini

We're Adam and Joanne from inspiredtaste.net and welcome to our kitchen. We're making our homemade tahini recipe. It's easy and much less expensive than buying from the store. Here's how we do it. You only need three ingredients when making tahini. Sesame seeds, a little oil and salt. Add the sesame seeds to a wide dry saucepan over medium-low heat and toast stirring constantly until the seeds become fragrant and very lightly colored, not brown. This takes three to five minutes. Careful though, sesame seeds can burn really quickly. Add the toasted sesame seeds to the bowl of a food processor and let it cool for a few minutes. Once they're cool, process until a crumbly paste forms. To help things along, add a little oil. A neutral flavored oil like grapeseed oil is best. Then process for two to three minutes more. We're almost there. When it's smooth and pourable, add a little salt and process a few times to mix it in. Give it a taste, then transfer your homemade tahini to a container or jar and store in the fridge for up to one month. Or keep it out and use it by making one of the most well-known ways to use tahini... hummus! Hop over to our hummus recipe video to see how. Enjoy! Thanks for watching! Look for full recipes on inspiredtaste.net and be sure to check out more of our videos on our YouTube channel. Happy cooking!