Chinese · Dessert
Sweet Black Sesame Walnut Pie
A Chinese-inspired twist on the classic nut pie, this version swaps pecans for toasted black sesame paste and walnuts bound in a sticky brown sugar and golden syrup filling inside a buttery shortcrust shell. The result is deeply nutty, faintly bitter-sweet from the sesame, and rich with caramelised edges.
$1
30 minsPrep
30 minsCook
100 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
582Calories
10.7gProtein
39gFat
50.6gCarbs
27.2gSugar
3.9gFiber
364mgSodium
144mgChol
13.8gSat Fat
235mgPotassium
236mgCalcium
5mgIron
0.2mcgVitamin B12
0.2mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.3gAlcohol
vegetarian
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Rub cold cubed butter (28g) into sifted flour (45g), sugar (6g) and salt until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then bind with iced water (12g) into a dough; flatten into a disc and chill 30 minutes.
2
Toast black sesame seeds in a dry pan until fragrant, then grind in a mixer-grinder to a coarse paste; toast chopped walnuts separately until golden.
3
Roll out the chilled dough thinly and line two 8cm individual tart tins, trimming the edges; prick the bases and chill a further 10 minutes.
4
Blind bake the tart shells at 190C for 10 minutes until pale gold, then remove and let cool slightly.
5
Whisk together the ground black sesame paste, toasted walnuts, brown sugar, golden syrup, beaten egg, melted butter and vanilla extract until smooth and glossy.
6
Divide the sesame-walnut filling evenly between the two part-baked shells, smoothing the tops.
7
Brush the exposed pastry edges with beaten egg yolk for shine.
8
Bake at 180C for 18-20 minutes until the filling is just set with a slight wobble in the centre and the crust is deep golden.
9
Cool the pies on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before serving so the filling firms up.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1.6 oz45g sifted all purpose flour
- 1 oz28g cold, cubed butter
- 0.2 oz6g sugar white
- 0 oz1g salt
- 0.4 oz12g iced water
- 1.3 oz38g toasted black sesame, ground to paste sesame seeds
- 1.1 oz30g toasted, roughly chopped walnut
- 1.1 oz32g brown sugar
- 0.7 oz20g golden syrup
- 5/85/8 eggs, lightly beaten (30g)
- 0.5 oz14g melted butter
- 0.1 oz2g vanilla extract
- 1/21/2 egg yolks, beaten, for egg wash (8g)
