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Simit

Name: Simit
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 400g Bread flour; 2 tsp Dry yeast; 250ml Lukewarm water; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 150g Sesame Seeds; 3 tbsp Grape Molasses (or honey)

Dessert

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Sesame-crusted bread rings — Turkey's most beloved morning street snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Simit are ring-shaped sesame breads sold piled high on red carts and trays on street corners all over Turkey. With a history dating back to the Ottoman Empire, the sight of people buying simit with tea during the morning commute is part of daily life. Dipping in molasses (grape syrup) before coating with sesame gives them a toasty, crisp crust.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a morning street corner, commuters buy simit from a red cart and eat it with tea on the way to work.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Bread flour 400g
Dry yeast 2 tsp
Lukewarm water 250ml
Sugar 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Sesame Seeds 150g
Grape Molasses (or honey) 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Dissolve the yeast and sugar in lukewarm water and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
Mix the bread flour and salt, add the yeast mixture, and knead well until smooth.
After rising 1 hour, roll the dough into ropes and shape into rings.
Dip the rings in molasses diluted with water and coat generously with sesame.
Bake at 220°C for 15–20 minutes until golden.

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