SESAME SEED WAFERS

Ingredients :

1/3 cup fresh sesame seed

1 cup flour

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon shortening

¼ cup whole milk

Coarse salt to sprinkle

Preparation:

Sift flour with baking powder into a bowl. Add shortening and blend with a pastry blender until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add sesame seeds and milk, stirring until a soft dough is formed. Divide dough in half and wrap remaining half in plastic film. Refrigerate.
Stretch remaining half between sheets of plastic wrap to 1/8 inch (1 cm) thick and remove the top plastic sheet. Cut dough, with a sharp knife, into 1 ½ inch (4 cm) squares and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet, leaving 1 ½ inch (4 cm) between cookies.
Repeat with remaining half. Bake in preheated oven to 350°F (180°C) for 12 to 15 minutes or until slightly golden. Sprinkle coarse salt and cool on a rack. Keep in an airtight container.

Yield: approximately 50 wafers

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