Simit (Turkish sesame bagel)

Nutrition per serving

• Step 1/4

  
  • 10½ g fresh yeast
  • 62½ g water
  • 100 g flour
  • 6¼ 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

  
  • 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

  
  • 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

  
  • 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!