Turkish Sesame Bagel Simit Recipe / Turkish street food Delight for bread lovers

sesame seeds

🥗Healthier: poppy seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Poppy seeds offer a similar crunch and flavor profile.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more economical.

Sift the flour to oxygenize it.

Add 2 grams of dry yeast straight to the flour.

Pour in 300 milliliters of room temperature water in parts to make the dough easier to manage.

Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the dough and reserve the other tablespoon for kneading later.

Knead the dough until it is nice and homogeneous, noting that it will be sticky at first.

Drizzle the bowl with oil, place the dough in it, cover it, and leave it in a quiet place for 1 hour.

Prepare a honey water by mixing 1 tablespoon of honey into a glass of lukewarm water.

Form the dough into 10 medium bagels by making balls, stretching them into a line, folding, twisting, and sealing the ends together.

Dip the formed bagels in the honey water and then in sesame seeds, or sprinkle them with water and seeds.

Leave the bagels to proof for 30 minutes, covered.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Bake the bagels for 20 to 30 minutes, until golden brown, checking for doneness.

Let the bagels cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

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