If you love bread as much as we do or if you enjoy bread baking as much as Dee does, you’re going to love today’s recipe. This traditional Turkish bread is a little bit of a project but it’s so fun to make and it’s so tasty with all the toasted sesame seeds.

WHAT IS SIMIT?

Simit is a sesame crusted, circular bread from Turkey. Also known as Turkish bagel, it’s probably the most common bread in Turkey. It’s usually served for breakfast and it always has a ring shape.

Simit is a popular street food in Turkey and are usually sold in carts or on a stick and the people who sell them are called simitci.

Dee got the recipe by watching this YouTube video –

If you attempt at making it we’d love to see your photos!