Description
Delicious black sesame rolls filled with a sweet and nutty black sesame paste.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup milk, warm (100–110 degrees F) (125 ml)
- ⅓ cup heavy cream, warm (100–110 degrees F) (83 ml)
- 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast (5 grams)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (312 grams)
- ½ cup black sesame seeds (65 grams)
- ½ cup honey (160 grams)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Grease a 10-inch cake pan with cooking spray or butter. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine warm milk, warm heavy cream, and yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes or until the yeast has been activated and the mixture is foamy.
- Add the egg, salt, and all-purpose flour to the yeast mixture and mix until a shaggy dough forms. Knead for 8-10 minutes or until a smooth dough forms.
- Transfer the dough to a clean bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Meanwhile, prepare the black sesame paste. In a food processor, puree the black sesame seeds until the oils have been released and the seeds become a paste. Add the honey and puree until smooth. Set aside.
- Punch down the dough. Lightly dust a clean work counter with flour and divide the dough into 8 portions.
- Roll out each portion into an 8×6-inch rectangle. Spread 1 tablespoon of the black sesame paste in an even layer, leaving a ½-inch border.
- Roll the dough into a tight log and cut the log in half lengthwise, leaving one end intact.
- Flip the cut sides so that they are facing up and carefully braid the two ropes.
- Gather the two ends together to create a knot and place the roll onto the prepared pan. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Loosely cover the black sesame rolls with a clean kitchen towel and let rise for another hour or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk together the egg with water. Brush the egg wash on the rolls and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from heat and serve warm.
Notes
- You can make the black sesame paste up to 3 days in advance.
- You can also use store-bought black sesame paste.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: Black Sesame Rolls, Asian Baked Goods, Sweet Rolls