Turkish bubliks
Description
The presented recipe is intended for 8 bagels. I baked half of the stated recipe, so I ended up with 4 bagels. If your oven has a convection function, you can use this mode at 180 °C, then the baking time will be 20–25 minutes. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Pour 100 ml of water into a bowl, and add the yeast to it.
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Step 3
Stir until the yeast dissolves.
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Step 4
Add a portion of the flour, about 100 g of the total flour, to the yeast.
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Step 5
Stir the flour and let the pre‑ferment rest a little, just to revive the yeast.
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Step 6
Sift the remaining flour into the mixing bowl, add salt, and stir.
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Step 7
Pour in the starter.
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Step 8
You can knead the dough with a mixer, adding one tablespoon of olive oil during the kneading.
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Step 9
After mixing with a mixer, sprinkle the work surface with flour, then continue kneading by hand until the dough no longer sticks to your hands, about 10–15 minutes.
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Step 10
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 40 minutes.
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Step 11
While the dough is rising, lightly toast the sesame seeds in a pan without oil; this takes literally 1 minute. Watch the process carefully so the sesame seeds don’t burn.
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Step 12
Prepare a syrup in which you will dip the bubliks. To do this, dissolve 3 tbsp of honey in 100 ml of water.
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Step 13
If desired, you can also add a tablespoon of granulated sugar.
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Step 14
After 40 minutes, return to the dough, which has already increased significantly in size.
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Step 15
On a flour‑dusted table, lay out the dough and divide it into portions.
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Step 16
Roll each piece of dough into a ball and let it “rest” for 5–10 minutes.
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Step 17
Roll each piece of dough into a "string" about 80‑100 cm long.
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Step 18
Twist the stretched dough into a cord, leaving a small opening at the fold.
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Step 19
Push one tip of the dough into the opening that has formed and join it with the other end so that the ring closes.
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Step 20
Slightly stretch the ready bagel outward, giving it the desired shape.
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Step 21
Do the same with all the bagels.
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Step 22
Dip each bublik on both sides in honey syrup.
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Step 23
Then dip the bagels in sesame seeds, starting with one side.
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Step 24
And then coat it on the other side.
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Step 25
Place the bagels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let them rise for 10 minutes. While the bagels are rising, preheat the oven to 250 °C.
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Step 26
Bake the bagels at 250 degrees for 8 minutes and for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
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Step 27
Pour a tasty tea and serve fragrant Turkish bagels (simit) at the table.