Simit Bread- Turkey's favourite street food!

Bring Turkish street food into your London home

Simit bread is Turkey’s response to bagels.

🛫 You could catch a flight to Turkey to try them out!

🏠 Or you could try them at home to see whether the bread is worth the journey.

Fun fact: Each piece of bread won’t even cost you £1 to make.

Shop all the ingredients here!

Part 1- Make the dough

1. Mix the flour, salt & sugar in a bowl.
2. Add the yeast and warm water to bowl
3. Knead the dough until it feels soft and can be stretched out. This should take at least 10 minutes
4. Cover and leave the dough to rise for at least an hour. Its size should  have doubled

Part 2- Prepare the sesame and syrup while dough rises

1. Mix the molasses syrup with water until you have a thin liquid.

Part 3- Making the bread

1. Cut the dough into four equal pieces. 
2. Roll each piece into a cylindrical shape.
3. Make a loop with the dough to turn into a ring. Ensure that the ends of the loop are secure. 
4. Coat each piece with the molasses water. Then, repeat it with the sesame seeds.
5. Place the bread in the oven until golden brown.

You can pair Simit with an omelette. Or have it just by itself. 

It’s your choice!