What is Simit?
Simit is a circular bread surrounded in sesame seeds. Although the most popular in Turkey, similar versions of bread are common in areas such as the Middle East, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia. It is a popular street food, but it is also served for breakfast accompanied by yogurt, jam and cheese.
The specific texture, shape and taste of the simite differ depending on the area. Some forms of bread are crunchy while others are chewing. The shapes of bread can also vary, from a traditional circle to a braid. In general, the simite is usually a circular and chewing, properties that have led to the bread in the United States of America. Traders call when they walk down the street, advertising their goods. Because Simit is usually roasted all day, they will often shout the claim that The Bread is fresh.
forms of bread similar SIMITs are available throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Koulouri, SerbianVersion called Devrek, Bulgarian Gevrek and Macedonian Gjevrek. There is also a Polish version called Obwarzanek, which is sewn in boiling water rather than immersed in molasses and water, as usually simit. Bread is largely similar to all these regions, although there is a tendency to exist at least a few variations of recipes and preparation.
Traditional ingredients in Simit bread include flour, salt, sugar, butter, yeast and eggs. Most recipes will also include sesame seeds and molasses for the bark. It is produced by softening of dry ingredients, adding wet parts and then folding them into the dough. The dough pieces then roll into long shapes that look similar to cigars. They are usually twaruused before they connect at the ends to form a circle. Sometimes the dough is created in a braid.
Once the simit dough is created in its final shape, the pieces are immersed in melas and mined in sesame seeds. The pieces are then placed on a leaf of cookies and baked on golden brown. NoWhich recipes for SIMIT exclude yeast and sugar or include olive oil. Other versions use milk instead of molasses water to immerse the dough.