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Simit, Turkish sesame bread ring

Simit, Turkish sesame bread ring

Name: Simit, Turkish sesame bread ring
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients: 500 g plain flour; 1 packet dried yeast; 300 ml water; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon sugar; salt; 3 tablespoons molasses; 150 ml water; 150 g sesame seeds

Eduard LáskaBakeryTurkish Cuisine x se líbilo

Simit is a Turkish sesame bread ring, crisp on the outside and soft within, sold on every corner in Istanbul from street carts. The yeast dough is twisted into a ring, dipped in a thin molasses bath and coated thickly in sesame that toasts golden as it bakes. It is served warm for breakfast with white cheese, tomatoes and a glass of Turkish tea, or simply eaten out of hand. At home you can bake it from everyday ingredients and it smells just like the street vendor's.

Příprava: 1h 30min

Vaření: 20min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 1h 50min

Step by step process

Making the dough

1
For homemade simit, work a yeast dough: in a bowl mix the flour with dried yeast, sugar and salt. Add lukewarm water with olive oil and knead a smooth, elastic dough for 8-10 minutes. Cover with a towel and let it rise in a warm place for 60 minutes, until doubled.

Shaping and coating

2
Divide the risen dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rope about 55-60 cm long, fold it in half and twist into a ring, press the ends firmly together.
3
In a shallow dish, mix the molasses with water. Dip each simit ring into the molasses bath for 3-4 seconds on each side, then immediately coat in sesame seeds. Arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Baking

4
Preheat the oven to 220 °C (fan 200 °C). Bake the simit for 18-22 minutes until golden brown. Leave to rest for 5 minutes and serve warm, best with white cheese, sliced tomato and Turkish tea.