Simit Bagel is the one kids love most in their School Lunchboxes. Simit is a Turkish bread traditionally served for breakfast. You will see how easy it is to make this bagel. Just follow the steps in the recipe and you will learn to make this Simit bagels and wrap delicious lunches for your kid with fillings of choice.

What you need for your best simit bagel:
Activate Yeast: Comabine water and milk and heat to reach 40°C. Add Yeast and 1 tbsp sugar. Set aside for 5 minutes. You may also use cooking cream instead of milk for deeper texture. Do not use vegetable cream or milk.
Flour, egg, salt, and vegetable oil (grapeseed or sunflower oil. Use white flour for classic bagels. Try using half wholegrain but be ready to get a different taste.
Molasses adds sweetness. You cannot skip it if you want to get authentic Turkish Simit taste.
The dough: The Simit dough is elastic and slightly sticks to your fingers. It’s not as hard as bread dough.

How To Make Simit?
- Activate the yeast
- Make the simit dough
- Let the simit dough rise.
- Turn the dough into cylinder:
- Divide the now-risen doughm into 6 equal pieces.
- Preheat the oven to 210°C F degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper
- Shape each simit dough
- Let the simits rest
- Brush simit bagels with molasses and sprinkle generously with sesame seeds.
- Bake
What To Serve it with?
Serve Simit bread for breakfast with feta cheese, olives, sliced tomatoes, and cucumbers; try also serving with tuna salad or quinoa salad and some parma; try even sweet jam.
Notes
Store leftovers: Keep simit bagels in a plastic bagn and store at room temperature. This way you will keep them fresh for up to 2 days. Toast them for few minutes before serving.
Freeze: Wrap in plastic bag and put in the freezer instead. Thaw for 10 minutes on the counter, and then heat it in a preheated 180°C 5 minutes.
Shape: The shape traditional and easy to make. Follow the instructions below. If your first time, try fails to make the “perfect shape” do not worry. Even not perfect they will still be super delicious.
Yeast: to activate the yeast, water and milk must be around 40°C. If they are colder or warmer, the yeast might not get activated, and as a result, your simit Turkish bread might fall flat.

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