Authentic Turkish simit recipe, step one: 1 cup warm water, 1 tablespoon instant yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 cups flour. In a bowl, combine the water, yeast, and sugar and leave for five minutes. Add the oil and flour and mix well. Step two: 1 cup warm water, 4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons salt. Then add the water, flour, and salt, knead well, and let rest for about two hours. Sesame mixture ingredients: 3/4 cup water, 2 tablespoons grape molasses or date molasses, 1 cup sesame seeds. Method: Mix the water, molasses, and sesame seeds and set aside. Divide the dough into two, then divide each part into 8 pieces depending on the size of each bun. Shape each piece of dough into a long rope about 40 cm long, then bring the ends together and seal them, twist, then join the ends again to form a thick ring. Dip each piece in the molasses and sesame mixture, gently stretching it as you go, and arrange in a baking tray lined with parchment paper until all the dough is used. Leave the simit for about 10 minutes, then bake in an oven at 180°C for about 25 minutes.

Ingredients and method according to each stage:

:First stage ingredients

1 cup warm water

1 tablespoon instant yeast

1 tablespoon sugar

1/4 cup olive oil

2 cups flour

Second stage ingredients:

1 cup warm water

4 cups flour

2 teaspoons salt

Then add the water, flour, and salt, knead well, and let rest for about two hours.

Sesame mixture ingredients:

3/4 cup water

2 tablespoons grape molasses or date molasses

1 cup sesame seeds

Mix the water, molasses, and sesame seeds and set aside for later use.

Divide the dough into two, then divide each half into 8 pieces depending on the size of each bun.

Stretch each of the eight dough pieces into a long rope about 40 cm long.

Then bring the ends together and seal them, twist, then seal the ends together again to form a thick ring.

Dip each simit in the molasses and sesame mixture, gently stretching it as you go.

Arrange in a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Leave the simit for about 10 minutes, then bake in an oven at 180°C for about 25 minutes or until golden and cooked through, depending on your oven.

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Authentic Turkish Simit Recipe

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