Golden Sesame Roll Ups Recipes

GOLDEN SESAME ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, sesame seeds and cinnamon in a small bowl. Lay out a 12-by-16-inch piece of parchment paper. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the sugar mixture evenly on the paper. Lay the puff pastry on top and sprinkle with another 1/2 cup of the sugar mixture. Roll out the dough into a 12-inch square, pressing the sugar into the dough with the rolling pin. Roll up the dough tightly into a log. Wrap in the parchment paper and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Slice the log into 1/2-inch-thick rounds and place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. (If the spirals unravel, pinch them back together.) Freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.
• Bake until the pastry is puffed and light brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining sugar mixture. Return to the oven and bake until the cookies are glazed and golden, 10 to 15 more minutes. Use a spatula to transfer the warm cookies to another sheet of parchment paper, flipping them over before the sugar hardens. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

GOLDEN SESAME BALLS

Steps:

• Combine sugar and shortening in a bowl to make a paste. Add rice flour, baking powder, and ice water and mix everything into a dough ball. Wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Remove dough from fridge and separate into 6 equal portions. Roll into balls and flatten the balls into thin disks. Portion lotus paste into 6 equal parts and roll into small balls. Set a lotus paste ball in the center of the flattened dough disks and wrap dough around the lotus paste. Roll between the palms of your hands until all the seams are gone and no lotus paste is showing.
• Pour sesame seeds onto a saucer and roll finished balls in the sesame seeds. Roll balls between your palms one more time to make sure sesame seeds stick.
• Pour oil into a pot and heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Drop balls into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the hot oil with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate to absorb the excess oil
• Serve - be careful! The lotus paste inside the balls will be very hot.

SESAME DURUM SOURDOUGH ROLLS

Steps:

• Mixing and Bulk Fermentation
• Mix the dough ingredients together in a large bowl and cover.
• After a 15-minute rest, stretch and fold the dough to smooth out the dough and check on hydration. If the dough is gloppy-wet or stiff-dry, add a little more flour or water. You can transfer the dough to a straight-walled container at this point if you want.
• Cover and let the dough bulk ferment until it has almost doubled in size. At warm temps (high 70s) my dough needed about 5 hours to double. In colder temperatures or with weaker starter, the dough will need more time.
• Shaping and Final Proof
• Flour your work surface and scrape the dough out of your bowl or bucket.
• Press the dough flat and divide it into 10 pieces (about 90g each).
• Roll the pieces into balls and let them rest 1-2 minutes.
• Put sesame seeds in a small bowl and measure out a piece of parchment paper that fits your baking vessel.
• Scoop up a dough ball with a bench knife and press the damp underside of the ball into the sesame seeds while re-forming the dough into tight ball with a pinching motion at the top (see photo gallery). Repeat for all the dough balls and arrange them on the parchment paper so that they don't exceed the space of your baking vessel.
• Cover and let the dough rise again for 1-2 hours at room temperature. The dough can also be refrigerated overnight for the final proof, just make sure to cover it well.
• Baking
• Preheat your oven and baking vessel to 500F for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove the vessel from the oven and set it on a dish towel. Using a peel or flat-sided cookie sheet, slide the parchment onto the vessel base. Cover and return the vessel to the oven.
• Bake at:
• 500°F for 10 minutes, lid on
• 450°F for 10-15 minutes, lid off
• Feel free to serve piping hot with melted butter or let them cool and then store them in the baking vessel.