Simit
Ingredients
For the circles:
- 500 g flour
- 1/2 Dice fresh yeast
- 150 ml water lukewarm
- 100 ml milk (lukewarm)
- 100 ml oil
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
For covering:
- 100 ml Pekmez syrup (means: grape syrup and is available in Turkish grocery stores)
- 100 ml water
- 150 g seame
Instructions
For the circles:
- Mix oil, water, milk, sugar, salt and yeast until yeast, salt and sugar are dissolved.
- Gradually add flour until the dough is soft but not sticky.
- Cover the dough and let it rise at a warm place for about 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough into a line and divide it into 10 pieces of approx. 90 g each.
- Divide one piece of dough in two pieces. Roll both pieces into very thin snakes. Twist these together.
- Form the two twisted snakes into a circle.
- Cover the Simit and let them rise again for about 15 minutes on a baking tray.
For covering:
- Roast the sesame seeds in a pan without fat and set aside.
- Mix the syrup with the water in a deep plate.
- First bathe the simit in the syrup and then roll them in the sesame seeds.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees (top and bottom heat) for about 20 minutes.
- Cover the simit with a clean tea towel to cool down so that they don't become hard.
- Enjoy immediately
Notes
Simit taste pure or with a sweet or savory topping.
Freeze the remaining simit. Thawed, they taste (almost) like they just came out of the oven.