Sesame Seed And Honey Sticks From Mali (meni-meniyong)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g sesame seeds
• 50 g margarine
• 1 cup honey or 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat the sesame seeds in a shallow pan without any oil, until they begin to jump about and turn golden.
• 2 shake the pan so that they do not stick or burn.
• 3 allow to cool.
• 4 using a heavy pan, heat the margarine and then add the honey.
• 5 stir continuously until the mixture begins to caramelise.
• 6 pour the sesame seeds into the warm mixture and stir thoroughly.
• 7 transfer the mixture into a flat tin.
• 8 as the mixture cools, shape it into sticks either by cutting or rolling, and then coating it with more sesame seeds if required.