Tracy wrote:
> On 1/16/2011 5:39 PM, Miche wrote:
>> In >,
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:04:56 -0800, Christine Dabney
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:50:30 -0800, > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thinking about tahini.... it's just sesame seeds and olive oil, right?
>>>>> I can find raw sesame seeds easily at the Mexican stores, has anyone
>>>>> ever tried grinding them in a food processor? I could do that and not
>>>>> waste my time looking for tahini.
>>>>
>>>> A quick followup to my last post: I lied. The experiment wasn't
>>>> done..but it seems rather daunting at the least. Some commenters
>>>> said what they have done....
>>>> Me, I think I will continue buying mine.
>>>>
>>>> If you try it, let us know how it turns out.
>>>>
>>> To be honest, the article scared me. My goal is to make hummus at
>>> home; but it sounds like I'd better have some store bought tahini
>>> waiting in the wings if want to try making tahini at home too.
>>
>> I made tahini at home. It wasn't a big hassle.
>>
>> I toasted a bunch of sesame seeds and then ground them up in a food
>> processor. It's not rocket science.
>>
>> Miche
>>
> Yeah. I've done it too. It doesn't come out as smooth as store bought,
> but it works just fine.
>
> -Tracy


If you're going to add olive oil to the hummus anyway, why not grind
just enough sesame seeds in the food processor to make a batch, add
the oil and grind some more, *then* add the chickpeas and other
ingredients and finish it up?

-Bob