Pastellaki
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4.0
3 reviews
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Mediterranean
Pastellaki
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Pastellaki is a deliciously crunchy traditional candy from Cyprus, that is prepared with sesame seeds and peanuts.
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Ingredients
- 1¼ cup unsalted peanuts with skin
- 1¼ cup sugar
- 1½ tablespoon honey
- ¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons golden sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
Material needed
- 1 Candy thermometer
Instructions
- Put the water, sugar, vanilla and honey in a heavy saucepan, combine ingredients, stirring once.
- Bring to a boil.
- Do not stir. You may tilt the pan by holding the handle, but at this stage of the recipe, do not put a spoon in the mixture.
- Immerse the thermometer and when the mixture reaches 250 F / 120˚C (about 10 minutes after boiling over medium heat) and becomes slightly amber, the caramel is ready.
- Add vinegar and stir.
- Add peanuts and sesame seeds.
- Mix and leave on the stove, stirring regularly.
- The syrup will crystallize and form as white sand around peanuts.
- At this point, you shouldn't stop stirring.
- Increase the heat to medium / high. Granulated sugar will brown and melt.
- When the mixture reaches a beautiful reddish color, quickly pour onto a tray covered with lightly greased parchment paper and let cool.
- Coarsely chop the pieces into brittles.
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