Gnarly Sesame Fingers Recipes

Steps:

• Slice feta into four fingers and place in the freezer for 10 minutes to help it hold its shape while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Set out egg, flour, and sesame seeds in three separate shallow dishes. Season egg with black pepper.
• Pour oil into a small skillet to a depth of about 1/2-inch. Heat over medium-high heat.
• Remove feta from freezer and dredge each finger first in egg, then flour, egg again, followed by sesame seeds. Evenly coat all sides. Add breaded fingers to the hot oil.
• Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from oil and briefly drain excess oil on kitchen paper.
• Place feta fingers on a serving plate and drizzle with honey. Enjoy straightaway while hot.

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil.
• Spread bread with butter. Sprinkle with sesame seed. Cut each slice crosswise into 4 strips. Place strips in broiler pan.
• Broil 4 inches from heat 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until edges of bread are brown.

Steps:

• For the shells: Sift the flour, granulated sugar and salt into a medium bowl. Work the butter pieces in with your fingers. Then add the egg yolk. Work in the white wine until a smooth dough forms. Wrap the dough in plastic and let rest for a few minutes while you make the filling.
• For the filling: Sift the powdered sugar, allspice and ginger into a medium bowl. In another medium bowl, whisk the ricotta until smooth and then add it to the dry ingredients; mix to blend. Beat the cream until fairly stiff and gently fold it into the ricotta mixture with a rubber spatula. Stir in the chocolate chips. Lightly zest the lemon and stir it into the ricotta. Refrigerate.
• To roll and fry the shells: Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a heavy-bottomed medium pot. Meanwhile, spread an even layer of flour on a flat surface and flour a rolling pin. Roll the dough until very thin (about 1/8-inch thick). Cut out 3- to 4-inch rounds, using a glass or a small bowl; you should have about 12 rounds. Wrap each one around a cannoli mold, pressing to enclose. Flare the edges out slightly from the mold. Use a pair of tongs to submerge the shell in the hot oil. Fry until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oil and immediately slide the shell off the mold. Set aside to cool. Repeat for all the rounds.
• To fill the cannoli: Just before serving, use a pastry bag to pipe the ricotta filling into the cannoli shells. Fill the shells from both sides so that the cream fills the length of the shell. Sprinkle the sesame seeds generously onto the ricotta on each end. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Thaw HALF of the pkg of pastry, according to dierctions on box.
• Preheat oven to 400F, line 1 or 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• On a lightly floured surface roll pastry into a rectangle about 13x10 inches (32.5 x 25cm) and spread with mustard -- it will barely cover it (but don't be tempted to use more!).
• In a small bowl stir seeds with parmesan, salt and chili powder. Sprinkle and press this mixture into pastry.
• Using a pizza cutter, cut pastry into 1/2 inch (1 cm) strips. Using both hands, twist pastry into corkscrew shape and plac eon baking sheet 1 inch (2.5cm) apart. Bake on centre rack 10-13 min's or until golden.
• Enjoy plain or with an little dip of dijon!