Simit is a Turkish delicacy like the American bagel.
Ingredients:
1 cup of sesame seeds
3 cups of Augason Farms Gluten-free French bread mix (or any other gluten-free bread mix)
400 grams of tapioca starch (14 oz)
1/4 cup Lukewarm water
2 tablespoons of yeast
1/4 cup Molasses (it is available from Middle Eastern grocery stores)
Procedure:
Preheat oven it 375 degrees F.
Mix the GF French Bread Mix, tapioca starch, and the lukewarm water together.
Cut the dough into pieces.
Roll the individual pieces out into a strip.
Pinch the dough in the end to attach them together.
Brush on the molasses, and dunk the dough into the sesame seeds.
Let it rise ½ an hour to 40 minutes.
Put it into the oven.
Bake until they are crispy on the outside.
Enjoy!!! Special thanks to my dad for helping out!
-Sema
-Sema