Simit / Turkish Sesame Bagel.
You can cook Simit / Turkish Sesame Bagel using 8 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Simit / Turkish Sesame Bagel
- You need 3 cups of plain flour.
- It's 1 tablespoon of active dried yeast.
- It's 1.5 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 4-5 tablespoon of dark molasses.
- It's 1 cup of warm water.
- It's 2-3 tablespoon of vegetable oil+ more for greasing.
- It's Handful of white and black sesame seeds.
- Prepare of Some butter for coating.
Simit / Turkish Sesame Bagel instructions
- Add the flour in a large mixing bowl.
- Make a pit/ well in the center and add the other ingredients except water and sesame.
- Add water gradually to knead a soft dough(you do not need to stretch and roll or knead for a long time).
- Grease the bowl and place the dough tightly tucked in it.
- Cover the bowl and place it in a warm place for rising for 1.5 hours.
- After 1.5 hours, sprinkle some flour on the working bench and place the dough on it.
- Add the molasses in a bowl and make it thinner if needed by adding a few drops of water to it.
- Mix and spread the sesame seeds on a plate.
- Align a baking tray with baking sheet.
- Gently knead for a minute and divide the dough into 6 small equal portions (for small sized bagels. For medium sized make 4 portions).
- Work on each portion at a time and roll them thin like a rope using the thicker part of your palms.
- Now bring both ends together and twist starting from both ends to the center(twist tightly).
- Bring both ends together once again like a wreath.
- Coat each bagel with the molasses first and then with the sesame..
- Place them on the baking tray. Prepare the rest similarly.
- Once again, cover the bagels with a muslin cloth and allow them to rise for 30-40 minutes in a warm place.
- After about 20 minutes, preheat the oven to 200degree celcius.
- Uncover the prepared bagels after 30 minutes and bake them for 20-25 minutes or till the surface is brown (reduce temperature to 180degree after 20 minutes).
- Let cool for sometime before you can take a bite! Enjoy.