You may want to toast your seeds to bring out the most flavor. You want your seeds to become fragrant and slightly darker during the process

3 cups sesame seeds (1 lb.)

Toast your seeds one of two ways: 1. Preheat oven to 350. Place seeds on roasting pan or rimmed cookie sheet and roast for about 10-15 minutes making sure to move them around every few minutes so the seeds on the bottom don't burn. OR 2. Dry roast over medium low heat in a skillet using one cup at a time (add more or less depending on your skillet). Be sure to move the seeds around frequently to ensure that they don't burn. Once you have toasted your seeds and they have cooled a bit, place them in your food processor, or blender, and process on high until creamy, scrapping down the sides as needed. Will take apprx. 5-10 minutes to blend depending on your equipment. Store your tahini in an air-tight container in the fridge. Will last up to a couple months. Makes apprx. 2 cups.