Simit (Turkish Circular Bread)
Simit (Turkish Circular Bread) might be a good recipe to expand your bread collection. For $1.04 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 9g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 430 calor
- Prep time
- 13 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 400 g flour
- 1.3333334 tsp yeast
- 40 g molasses
- 8 servings olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 150 g sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl combine the dry ingredients.
- 2
Make a well in the center and pour the olive oil and lukewarm water into the well.
- 3
Knead the dough with your hands for 5-10 minutes.
- 4
Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces.
- 5
Take two pieces and stretch the dough into thin strips (about 30-35 cm long).
- 6
Cover the rest of the dough to prevent it from drying out.
- 7
Place 2 strips side-by-side, pinch the ends. Twist them together and pinch to join the ends.
- 8
Place the rings on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- 9
Let the dough sit in a warm place for 20-30 minutes.1
- 10
Preheat the oven to 200C.1
- 11
Pour the sesame seeds into the pan and turn the fire on medium heat.1
- 12
Stir the seeds every 4-5 minutes until golden. Set aside.1
- 13
Pour molasses and boiling water into a bowl big enough to fit your rings.1
- 14
Whisk to dissolve the molasses completely.1
- 15
Put the sesame seeds in another bowl.1
- 16
Dip both sides of the rings in the liquid, drain excess moisture, then coat both sides in the sesame seeds.1
- 17
Transfer them to the baking sheets.1
- 18
Bake in preheated oven for about 17 minutes.