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Tahini Maple Swirl Banana Cake


Tahini Maple Swirl Banana Cake
Adapted from @edeneats

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Tahini Maple Swirl Banana Cake

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
3 ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/3 cup tahini paste
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup neutral flavored oil
1/3 cup milk (any kind)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Tahini swirl
2 tablespoon maple syrup
4 tablespoons tahini paste
4 tablespoons sesame seeds
Pinch kosher salt

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, mash the bananas. Add
in the sugar, tahini paste, maple syrup, oil,
milk, vanilla and eggs and mix well. Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and
salt and mix until incorporated.

Grease a round baking pan. If desired, coat in a layer of sesame seeds for extra sesame-goodness!

Mix the swirl ingredients together and set aside.

Pour half of batter in the baking dish and
then dollop half of the swirl on top. Gently
swirl the tahini into the batter, then pour
the rest of the batter on top and finish with
another tahini swirl.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick
inserted comes out clean.

So what do you think? Is it a cake or a bread?

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Hawaij Roasted Cauliflower with Ginger Lime Tahini


when people ask me what my favorite cuisine is, I always answer -, can you have a favorite child? It’s so hard to pick! That’s exactly why I fell in love with Israeli cuisine – it’s a melting pot of global flavors. On a single walk through the shuk you’ll find a Mexican Jew making tortillas from scratch, a jachnun shop seling Yemenite food, Georgian Kadeh, Turkish bourekas, morrocan moufletta…

But Israel is not just a melting pot of food, it’s also a country mixed with different cultures, languages, traditions and so much more.

What is magical to me is that despite all of our differences – as diverse as the ingredients in a falafel sandwich itself – being in Israel gives me the greatest sense of belonging. It is our homeland that makes us a family. The shared steps we take in the path of our forefathers. Our history that is so deeply rooted in the beautiful land. Israel is home.

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Hawaij Roasted Cauliflower with Ginger Lime Tahini

1 head cauliflower, cut into florets (I use the stem and greens too!)
1 tbsp hawaij for soup
kosher salt, to taste
1/2 bunch cilantro (stems removed)
1/2 bunch parsley (stems removed)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, minced
1/3 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup roasted, salted sunflower seeds

Ginger-Lime Tahini
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup tahini paste
2 tsp fresh ginger, grated on a microplane
1 clove garlic, grated on a microplane
juice of 1 lime
1 tsp honey
kosher salt, to taste
1/4 cup ice water

Method:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spread the cauliflower out on a parchment lined baking sheet. Season with hawaij and salt and drizzle with olive oil. Toss to coat evenly and roast until browned, about 25 minutes.

while the cauliflower is roasted, whisk the tahini sauce until creamy.

Spread the cauliflower out on a serving dish. Top with fresh herbs, olives, raisins, sunflower seeds and tahini.

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Almond Butter Tahini


There’s no going 8 days without my tahini fix so here’s my KOSHER FOR PASSOVER workaround!

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Almond Butter Tahini

1 cup blanched slivered almonds + 1 tbsp neutral oil or 1/3 cup almond butter
One clove garlic
Juice of half a lemon
1/4 tsp ground cumin (if you use on Passover, otherwise omit)
Kosher salt, to taste
1/4-1/3 cup ice water.

Method:

Blitz until smooth and creamy!

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Tahinitaschen

I know how much y’all love tahini so I made TAHINITASCHEN!! Tahini in the dough. Tahini in the 3 (yes 3!) ingredient filling!

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Tahinitaschen

Hamantaschen dough:
1/4 cup tahini paste
2 tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 extra large egg (if you only have large, add 2 tsp water)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour + more for dusting
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp kosher salt
3 tbsp sesame seeds

3-ingredient Halva Filling:
½ cup tahini paste
1/4 cup honey
1⁄4 tsp kosher salt

Chocolate Drizzle:
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp refined coconut oil
Sesame seeds and/or shredded halva for garnish

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheets with parchment paper.
Prepare the hamantaschen dough: In a small bowl, combine the egg, tahini, oil, and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the wet ingredients to the wet ingredients, add the sesame seeds and stir until a smooth dough is formed.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick (It helps to cover the deal with a sheet of parchment paper). Cut circles using a cookie cutter or a glass cup.
Place 1 teaspoon of the filling in the center of the circles and pinch closed to form a triangle. Transfer to the baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave or over a double boiler. Stir in the coconut oil. Drizzle the chocolate over the hamantaschen and finish with sesame seeds or shredded halva.

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Sweet Tahini Dip


For years I’ve been saying that sweet challah for Rosh Hashanah requires a sweet dip! I don’t want my raisin challah to be dipped into olive dip! Chocolate chip in matbucha? No thank you! So I took tahini paste – and instead of adding garlic, lemon and cumin – per usual – I added all the sweet things! And the result is an addictive halva-style dip that is perfect, not only for sweet challah – but for apples, pretzels, smeared over sourdough toast or bananas. Yum!

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Sweet Tahini Dip

1/2 cup tahini paste (stir if separated)
3 tbsp silan
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Kosher salt, to taste
3-4 tbsp water
Raw tahini, silan, toasted sesame seeds and shredded halva, for topping

Whisk until smooth!

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