﷽ Simit

Golden, chewy Turkish-style bread rings coated in seeds.

This is My first attempt at making the Simit! 

The shaping needs some practice, but I’m so happy with how they turned out. 🌿 I coated them with a mix of sesame, black seeds, and sunflower seeds, and swapped grape molasses with pomegranate molasses. 🥯❤️

I used the recipe by turkishfoodtravel 

Recipe:

Ingredients

For Dough

• 200 ml Lukewarm water
• 1 tbsp Active dry yeast
• 1½ tbsp Sugar
• 200 ml Lukewarm milk
• ¼ cup Oil
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp Salt
• 5–6 cups All-purpose flour (as needed)

For Coating & Sauce

• 2 tbsp  molasses (I used pomegranate)
• ½ cup Water
• ½–1 cup Mixed seeds (sesame, sunflower, black seeds)

Method

1. Activate Yeast

• In a bowl, mix lukewarm water, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit until frothy.(5-10 minutes)

2. Make Dough

• Add milk, oil, and egg to the yeast mixture.
• Gradually add flour and salt. Knead (by hand or stand mixer) into a soft, smooth, and non-sticky dough.

3. First Rise

• Cover and let the dough rise until doubled in size (1–2 hours).

4. Shape Simit

• Divide dough into 12 equal pieces.
• Roll each piece into a log, fold in half, twist, and join the ends to form a ring. Seal edges well.
• Rest for a few minutes, then gently stretch each ring to widen.

5. Coat & Rest

• Mix molasses with water in a shallow bowl.
• Dip each ring in the molasses mixture, then coat generously with seeds.
• Place on a lined baking sheet, cover, and rest for 30 minutes.

6. Bake

• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Bake for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown.

Serving

I served it with menemen, grilled paneer salad, jam, olive cheese etc.