Dissolve honey in 3/4 cup/175 mL hot water; let cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast over honey mixture; let stand until frothy, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in spice grinder or blender, grind 3/4 cup/175 mL of the sesame seeds; set aside.

In large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, ground sesame seeds and fine salt. Stir in yeast mixture and 2 tbsp/30 mL of the oil to form shaggy dough. Turn out onto lightly floured work surface. Knead dough, adding more all-purpose flour if dough is too wet, until elastic, 5 to 10 minutes. Form into ball; place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1-1/2 hours.

Gently push down dough. Turn out onto lightly floured work surface; knead lightly. Divide into 2 balls. Cover each with tea towel; let rest for 10 minutes.

Divide each ball into 16 equal pieces; lightly roll each into about 4-inch/10 cm long cigar shape. Let rest for 2 to 3 minutes.

With hands, roll each cigar into 11- to 12-inch/28 to 30 cm long rope. (If surface dries, lightly wet with fingertips to prevent dough from becoming hard to roll.) Arrange on 2 parchment paper-lined or greased baking sheets. Mix together remaining sesame seeds and coarse salt. Brush breadsticks with remaining oil; sprinkle with sesame seed mixture, gently rolling breadsticks to make mixture adhere to sides. Let stand in warm place for 15 minutes.

Bake in 375°F/190°C oven, rotating and switching pans halfway through, until crust is crisp and golden, 13 to 15 minutes in convection or 15 to 20 minutes in conventional oven. Let cool on pans on racks.

Makes 32 breadsticks.

Variation:

Sesame and Nori Breadsticks

Make dough as above. With knife or scissors, cut 4 nori sheets into 5 strips each. Stack strips; cut into fine julienne. After transferring dough to work surface, knead nori into dough. Proceed as above.

Per breadstick: about 63 cal, 2 g pro, 3 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 7 g carb, 1 g fibre, 0 mg chol, 111 mg sodium, 37 mg potassium. % RDI: 1% calcium, 5% iron, 1% vit A, 2% vit C, 10% folate.