Simit (Turkish Sesame Bagel)

Ingredients

• •4 cups flour
• •1 cup warm water
• •1 packet dry yeast
• •1 tsp salt
• •1 tsp sugar
• •2 tbsp vegetable oil
• •Half a cup of grape molasses
• •1 cup water (for the molasses)
• •2 cups sesame seeds

Steps

1. 1Mix the warm water, yeast and sugar and let stand for 10 minutes.
2. 2Add the flour, salt and oil, knead a soft dough, cover and prove for 1 hour.
3. 3Divide the dough into 8 pieces, roll each into a long rope, fold it in half, twist it and join the ends into a ring.
4. 4Thin the molasses with water; dip each ring first into the molasses water, then into the sesame seeds.
5. 5Arrange on a lined tray and rest for 20 minutes.
6. 6Bake at 220 C for 20-25 minutes until deep golden.

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