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Turkish Simit

The most famous street food in Turkey. Crunchy and nutty on the outside and soft and a little chewy on the inside.

Simit is a traditional Turkish bread known for its ring shape, crunchy exterior, and chewy texture.  It is often likened to a Turkish bagel on its own.

Let’s get started!

Ingredients

- All purpose flour - dry instant yeast - salt - water - molasses - sesame seeds

Prepare the dough

1

 In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, yeast and salt. Gradually pour in the water and mix it with your hand.

Knead the dough

2

Knead it for 5 minutes or until you get a smooth and non-sticky, elastic dough. Alternatively, you can use a stand mixer with a dough hook.

Let it rise

3

Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for about 1 hour, until it doubles in size.

Make dough balls

4

When the dough doubles in size after 1 hour, punch it down and transfer on a floured surface. Make 12 dough balls.

Shape simit

5

Grab two pieces and roll them into a rope, 20 inches / 50cm in length.

Shape simit

6

Put these side by side and stick the ends by pinching. Twist in opposite directions to make a braid.

Shape simit

7

Combine the two ends by pinching them together and make a ring. Repeat this for the remaining dough balls.

Coat the simit dough

8

Whisk together the molasses, water and flour. Put the sesame seeds in another bowl.  Coat the simit ring with molasses mixture first and then with sesame seeds.

Bake them

9

Transfer the coated simit rings onto a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden.

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