Simit (Turkish sesame bagel)
Difficulty
Easy 👌Preparation
Baking
Resting
Ingredients
Utensils
3 bowls, kitchen towel, bench scraper, oven, whisk, parchment paper, baking sheet, frying pan, mortar and pestle
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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!
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