Simit (Turkish sesame bagel)

Simit (Turkish sesame bagel)

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Difficulty
Easy 👌
Preparation
35 min
Baking
15 min
Resting
75 min

Ingredients

2Servings
12½ g
sesame seeds
10½ g
fresh yeast
62½ g
water
100 g
flour
g
unsalted butter
¼ tsp
salt
¼
egg yolk
5 ml
olive oil
¼ tbsp
dried mint
¼ clove
garlic
12½ g
feta cheese
25 g
full-fat Greek yogurt
salt
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Utensils

3 bowls, kitchen towel, bench scraper, oven, whisk, parchment paper, baking sheet, frying pan, mortar and pestle

Nutrition per serving

Cal311
Fat11 g
Protein11 g
Carb43 g
  • Step 1/ 4

    Add yeast to a bowl with water and mix to combine. Add flour, butter, and salt. Knead until dough is smooth and shiny. Cover and let rise for 1 hr.
    • 10½ g fresh yeast
    • 62½ g water
    • 100 g flour
    • g unsalted butter
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • bowl
    • kitchen towel

    Add yeast to a bowl with water and mix to combine. Add flour, butter, and salt. Knead until dough is smooth and shiny. Cover and let rise for 1 hr.

  • Step 2/ 4

    Divide dough into 16 pieces and roll into long, thin strands. Gently braid two strands around each other, then form into a circle and press the ends together firmly.
    • bench scraper

    Divide dough into 16 pieces and roll into long, thin strands. Gently braid two strands around each other, then form into a circle and press the ends together firmly.

  • Step 3/ 4

    Preheat the oven to 230°C/445°F. Whisk egg yolk with a little bit of water in a wide, rimmed dish. Dip each ring into the egg yolk-water mixture, then transfer to a wide, rimmed dish of sesame seeds. Transfer to a parchment lined-baking sheet and let rise for approx. 15 min. Bake for approx. 15 min.
    • ¼ egg yolk
    • 12½ g sesame seeds
    • oven
    • whisk
    • bowl
    • parchment paper
    • baking sheet

    Preheat the oven to 230°C/445°F. Whisk egg yolk with a little bit of water in a wide, rimmed dish. Dip each ring into the egg yolk-water mixture, then transfer to a wide, rimmed dish of sesame seeds. Transfer to a parchment lined-baking sheet and let rise for approx. 15 min. Bake for approx. 15 min.

  • Step 4/ 4

    Heat olive oil and mint in a small frying pan over medium heat for approx. 1 min., and set aside. Crush garlic with a pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle to form a paste. Add the warm mint oil, garlic paste, and feta to a bowl with yogurt and mix to combine. Serve simit with garlic-mint dip and enjoy!
    • 5 ml olive oil
    • ¼ tbsp dried mint
    • ¼ clove garlic
    • 12½ g feta cheese
    • 25 g full-fat Greek yogurt
    • salt
    • frying pan
    • mortar and pestle
    • bowl

    Heat olive oil and mint in a small frying pan over medium heat for approx. 1 min., and set aside. Crush garlic with a pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle to form a paste. Add the warm mint oil, garlic paste, and feta to a bowl with yogurt and mix to combine. Serve simit with garlic-mint dip and enjoy!

  • Enjoy your meal!

    Simit (Turkish sesame bagel)

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