BENNE BRITTLE
An easy candy recipe such as this makes for an easy dessert -sweet and crunchy sesame brittle is sure to please a crowd!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Generously grease 15x10-inch pan with sides with butter.
- In ungreased heavy skillet, cook benne seed over medium-low heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Remove from skillet.
- In same skillet, cook sugar and water over low heat 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until sugar melts. Remove from heat; stir in benne seed and vanilla.
- Pour into pan. Quickly spread to 1/8-inch thickness, using metal spatula. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 19 g, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 0 mg
BENNE WAFERS
Since I live in the South people refer to these cookies as Benne Wafers, they are actually Sesame Seed Cookies. Toasting benne (sesame) seeds develops their flavor and also gives these cookies a slightly crunchy texture.
Provided by Holly
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Place the benne (sesame) seeds on an ungreased baking sheet and toast for 10 to 12 minutes, until light brown. Watch closes so that they don 't burn.
- In a large bowl mix the brown sugar, melted butter or margarine, egg, vanilla extract, flour, salt, baking powder and toasted sesame seeds together until combined.
- Drop dough by 1/2 teaspoonfuls 1 1/2 inches apart onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 4 to 6 minutes, until light brown. Let cookies cool for about 2 minutes before removing from baking sheets to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 51.8 mg, Sugar 8.9 g
BENNE WAFERS (CHARLESTON'S CLASSIC SESAME SEED COOKIES)
Benne wafers are traditional cookies from Charleston, SC made with benne (sesame) seeds. Bite-sized and crunchy, they make excellent tea cookies and are ideal for wedding or shower favors or Christmas gifts! This easy, old fashioned Southern recipe will give you that unique, traditional South Carolina Lowcountry flavor you're looking for!
Provided by Caroline Lindsey
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- If using sesame seeds, rather than authentic benne seeds, toast seeds in dry skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until well mixed, light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Make it extra fluffy to add volume to the dough so you get the full number of cookies out of it! Add the eggs one at a time, beating well to combine after each egg.
- Sift together flour and baking powder. Stir dry ingredients into butter-sugar mixture. Stir in benne or sesame seeds and vanilla extract.
- Drop dough by scant 1/2-teaspoons-full (I did a little less than 1/2 teaspoon to make them more bite-sized, since the dough spreads quite a bit) onto parchment paper about 1 inch apart. If desired, spoon dough into a ziplock bag and trim off the corner, or into a pastry bag, and pipe tiny amounts onto the parchment paper instead of using spoons.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove cookies onto a rack to cool.
- Store in an airtight container or separate into baggies as gifts or favors.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 258 kcal, Carbohydrate 33 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 25 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 23 g, ServingSize 1 serving
BENNE CAKES (SESAME COOKIES)
I have adjusted the flour amount due to the review stating that they flattened out. Benne cakes are a food from West Africa. Benne means sesame seeds. The sesame seeds are eaten for good luck. I am posting this recipe as a effort to broaden my recipes to include different foods from different regions of the world. Hope you will all enjoy these.
Provided by Jellyqueen
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 35m
Yield 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Lightly spray cookie sheet with oil.
- Mix together the brown sugar and butter, and beat until they are creamy.
- Stir in the egg, vanilla extract, and lemon juice.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, and sesame seeds.
- Drop by rounded teaspoons onto the cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are browned.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1540.2, Fat 81.6, SaturatedFat 23.2, Cholesterol 166.8, Sodium 636.9, Carbohydrate 185.4, Fiber 17.9, Sugar 106.4, Protein 29.5
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