Crispy cookies with sesame seeds, Benne Wafers
Votes: 1
Time: 25 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 48 cookies
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 48 cookies
Despite their name, these sesame wafers are more like crisp cookies or crackers. Light and crisp, with salty, sweet, and nutty flavors, they are considered a traditional baked good of the American South, where their recipe is believed to have been brought by African slaves, who called sesame "benne." Benne waffles are easy to make, and once you try them, you're sure to find yourself coming back to this recipe again and again.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 0.5 cup white sesame seeds
- 1 and 1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 110 g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup premium flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Preheat oven to 175°C. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- To roast sesame seeds, spread them in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Set aside and let cool slightly. Leave the oven on.
- Place the brown sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed, 3-5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and beat on low speed until fully combined. The dough will be wet and sticky.
- Stir in the toasted sesame seeds with a silicone spatula.
Note
You can buy pre-roasted sesame seeds. In this case, skip the toasting step and add them directly to the dough. - Scoop 1 teaspoon of dough and place them on baking sheets, spacing them 5 cm apart. The dough will spread slightly during baking. You should end up with about 24 balls per baking sheet.
- Bake until the edges of the waffles are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
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