Nummy Nutty Crunchy Tasty

Yet another rather labour-intensive recipe (can you tell I actually LIKE being in the kitchen?), but certainly well worth it. These are super as a quick breakfast, appetizers and even dessert (not sweet, though!).

1 cup natural nut butter of your choice (cashew is best)
1 cup light oil
16 slices whole grain bread
1/2 cup raw sesame seeds

Preheat the oven to 250 F.

Slice the bread into strips about 1″ wide and arrange on cookie sheets, with plenty of room between them. Place these in the oven and dry the bread out for about 15 minutes, turning halfway, so that the strips are very hard.

While they are drying out, combine the nut butter and oil in a large, heavy skillet with deep sides. Mix over medium-low heat until well combined and it looks kind of runny.

When the bread is ready, remove it from the oven and grind up 6 strips in your blender or food processor until they are almost a powder. Mix in the sesame seeds to the bread crumbs, and pour out onto a large plate.

Dip and the remaining strips of bread a few at a time in the nut/oil mixture, making sure they are well-coated. Let excess nut/oil mixture run off of them before dipping and rolling the sticks in the bread crumb/sesame seed mix. Let them dry and cool on a cookie sheet for about an hour, and serve!

Serves 4-6