{"id":178304,"date":"2025-04-09T06:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/bread\/kaak-bread-a-lebanese-bread-with-sesame-seeds\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T06:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T06:23:25","slug":"kaak-bread-a-lebanese-bread-with-sesame-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=178304","title":{"rendered":"Kaak bread (a Lebanese bread with sesame seeds)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-1372312777779163690\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<p>\n<br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Good morning all!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjK0bY-jtHC67G9dPT3u7E-Ruc2-Pf4DOkdZMopLcUGZfrpC_Y8sXDTN_ALQtYO5uQAsk0F1KwoF_YbcCRzw31F0enemd354FwASSfOgbeBsXbFdVzAzAua5Cz_Zii8AgYyNG9JEw\/s1600\/IMG_20170503_173321.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhvf0lSCiQiUXS5L4HcdyQua9y1miYST3R5BOof3hgWhyPyGkufEfODoGXnSVPgD3tfCzJZ9DlRsM90K3YCyOQOWzZB2bNmK7TpnzH94ZqIgZ8w9Mq8WyEMttwa5dz2bn0bzkhOpA\/s1600\/IMG_20170503_173513.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1EOGVD0sNkMgkjKm0L46In7LFcF0Q9oG2Te-1-E-pDtB5rxSVqd8q2QFD1u3D5codXfsJsHtB3gPS4vQpzjG-9uzx9iHIsJJpc4ONv_RmZ6-87XWOp87DqTBEx5kfzmYteNQ1\/s1600\/IMG_20170503_173554.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi1EOGVD0sNkMgkjKm0L46In7LFcF0Q9oG2Te-1-E-pDtB5rxSVqd8q2QFD1u3D5codXfsJsHtB3gPS4vQpzjG-9uzx9iHIsJJpc4ONv_RmZ6-87XWOp87DqTBEx5kfzmYteNQ1\/s640\/IMG_20170503_173554.jpg\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 242, 204); border: 1px solid rgb(255, 229, 153); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;\" width=\"360\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040;\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">This is the June edition for 2017. Ladies, got your handbags ready? I&#8217;ve got you covered with this hand-bag shaped bread. So easy to take your lunch with you don&#8217;t you think?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjSNVDi6WhSyE87gKXKarsH0LAoJhP898NyUWD0qIdzQrum3yrtWdH0bTCk-0xlwzWt-0YbqeEUmtncEwladss-BoGvM310wAm67KQuUXFCfMO0TYJ7wai9zYmg6Yg9-gGCfShu\/s1600\/IMG_20170503_173454.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjSNVDi6WhSyE87gKXKarsH0LAoJhP898NyUWD0qIdzQrum3yrtWdH0bTCk-0xlwzWt-0YbqeEUmtncEwladss-BoGvM310wAm67KQuUXFCfMO0TYJ7wai9zYmg6Yg9-gGCfShu\/s320\/IMG_20170503_173454.jpg\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 242, 204); border: 1px solid rgb(255, 229, 153); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;\" width=\"180\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh6RwvWDCkFhAghaZrFlqNBPhHrqyFc5Ha4dU52U-_gVdyq5q0jvpm0l1P7pb693v34vimYQa9s73yLlXzs_3UlOKexS2Souy4Df15ddxfsdpHZJpeU4TPDTU-u1kvWPmBPxwsM\/s1600\/Kaak+Beirut.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; color: #8b8b8b; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh6RwvWDCkFhAghaZrFlqNBPhHrqyFc5Ha4dU52U-_gVdyq5q0jvpm0l1P7pb693v34vimYQa9s73yLlXzs_3UlOKexS2Souy4Df15ddxfsdpHZJpeU4TPDTU-u1kvWPmBPxwsM\/s320\/Kaak+Beirut.jpg\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 242, 204); border: 1px solid rgb(255, 229, 153); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;\" width=\"277\"\/><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh6RwvWDCkFhAghaZrFlqNBPhHrqyFc5Ha4dU52U-_gVdyq5q0jvpm0l1P7pb693v34vimYQa9s73yLlXzs_3UlOKexS2Souy4Df15ddxfsdpHZJpeU4TPDTU-u1kvWPmBPxwsM\/s1600\/Kaak+Beirut.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; color: #8b8b8b; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"\/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">I chose to bake &#8220;Kaak&#8221; a lebanese bread with sesame seeds, which I think is similar to the Turkish simit. Every time I go into the turkish shop to buy spices (or meat, or dates, olives, herbs&#8230; most of the time all of the afore mentioned) I cannot resist buying simit. I&#8217;ve learned to buy one more than needed because I tear into one on my way home. Still I never managed to copy the bread.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Since we&#8217;re gradually edging towards better weather (we are, aren&#8217;t we?) and this particular bread is sold on the streets of Beirut I think this will be a nice one to bump us into outdoor food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: #404040;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">This little snippet is what Elizabeth found on reading up on these breads:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;\"><p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"color: #404040;\">\u00a0&#8220;Sesame Galettes, in one form or another are a street staple throught the eastern Mediterranean [&#8230;] In Greece, Turkey, and Egypt they are shaped into rings and in Greece they are made slightly sweet. In Lebanon they are shaped like handbags, and the vendor will tear the fat &#8216;bag&#8217; part open to sprinkle the inside with a little za&#8217;tar. In tripoli and Syria the galettes are shaped into flat disks and are often sold filled halloumi cheese seasoned with sumac.&#8221; &#8211; Anissa Helou, Turkish Sesame Galettes\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #404040;\">Simit<\/em><span style=\"color: #404040;\">, Mediterranean Street Food, p116<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tasteofbeirut.com\/kaak-street-bread-2\/\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>you&#8217;ll find some more information on the bread itself and the way it is baked and sold in Beirut. Street vendors hang the breads on a pole for easy transport! The recipe is a combined one, I read a couple of different recipes (<a href=\"http:\/\/mehtapozer.blogspot.nl\/2013\/02\/kaak-street-bread-in-beirut.html\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">The old Curiosity Shop<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ginskitchen.com\/kaak-middle-eastern-flatbread\/\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Gin\u00b4s Kitchen<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdxMY-53pMU\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Heghineh on youtube<\/a>\u00a0)<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">As I understand the vendor will create a pocket and the bread is filled on the spot with your choice of za&#8217;atar or soft cheese. Cream cheese may work but I&#8217;m also thinking of labneh or &#8220;hang-op&#8221; -&gt; yoghurt strained in cheese cloth and then maybe add herbs to it?<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #fcfcfc; border: 0px; color: #666666; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEggxIAI3oi70k_YMHmgTXDn0NBiwHFbA80LJTlErRI_phRadLIfKWoXyyYo4cE2Z-eTRdPWp9gaaGRzT4YuE-QoAREHYi0mDE_bvRdKMsk_60Z2oIHnnoX0S9r-ZKiE2FX-o3gS\/s1600\/Kaak+close-up.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEggxIAI3oi70k_YMHmgTXDn0NBiwHFbA80LJTlErRI_phRadLIfKWoXyyYo4cE2Z-eTRdPWp9gaaGRzT4YuE-QoAREHYi0mDE_bvRdKMsk_60Z2oIHnnoX0S9r-ZKiE2FX-o3gS\/s320\/Kaak+close-up.JPG\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 242, 204); border: 1px solid rgb(255, 229, 153); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;\" width=\"320\"\/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b><u><br \/><\/u><\/b><br \/><b style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">Kaak<\/b><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(makes about 10 8&#8243;breads using 100 grams per bread)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b><u>Ingredients:\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">235 gr. (buttermilk) or regular milk\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: red;\">** (weighed my cup of buttermilk)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">245 gr water<\/span><span style=\"color: red;\">\u00a0**<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2 tbs olive oil<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1 \u00bd tbs sugar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">2 tsp salt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1 tbs instant dry yeast, if using active dry yeast, be sure to activate in warm water<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #fcfcfc; border: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">135 gr whole wheat flour\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: red;\">**<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">490 gr all purpose flour, you may need a little more, but don\u2019t add too much flour<\/span><span style=\"color: red;\">\u00a0**<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1 egg for egg wash<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">1-2 tbs sesame seeds per kaak<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">You will also need lined\u00a0baking sheets<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgLZAgUZb4XZw-XTc9a1Y9BQxSydzib-05EKJa3kyYIeA23EginMpdUvtNHttYEfUP02kuyJ87HZ161gErx2iaDrTDAiuDcxBYGG6nSnW-UFM6BWPw6V5aOUNNS6G9QDIgIiuQe\/s1600\/IMG_20170503_173342.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgLZAgUZb4XZw-XTc9a1Y9BQxSydzib-05EKJa3kyYIeA23EginMpdUvtNHttYEfUP02kuyJ87HZ161gErx2iaDrTDAiuDcxBYGG6nSnW-UFM6BWPw6V5aOUNNS6G9QDIgIiuQe\/s320\/IMG_20170503_173342.jpg\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 242, 204); border: 1px solid rgb(255, 229, 153); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;\" width=\"320\"\/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\n<b><u><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Directions:\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Knead:<\/b> Fairly straight forward dough kneading&#8230; <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0This dough will need a normal rise until doubled. I&#8217;ve seen recipes that allow for a second bulk rise after degassing. What you&#8217;ll be looking for is a malleable non-sticky dough.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"color: red; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">** \u00a0If we are going to follow this recipe, and I just did, we&#8217;ll be working with a 76% hydration which might be a bit much for the type of dough we&#8217;re aiming to roll out and keep shape. My dough was very soft and plenty sticky. I used buttermilk instead of milk and had 480 grams of liquid against 625 grams combined flour.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: red; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">So I would suggest keeping some of the water back aiming for around 400 grams or maybe even less.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Shape<\/b>; divide dough in equal parts (aim for 100 gram each) and ball up. Let rest to relax and using a dough pin roll each ball into a circle approx. 18cm \/ 7&#8243; diam., about 1.1\/2 cm \/ 1\/2 inch thick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Place the shaped breads on lined baking sheets, be careful not to stretch the dough. Use a large cookie cutter to cut out a circle near the top to form the &#8220;handle&#8221; and loosely cover to rise another 25-30 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Egg wash the breads, sprinkle with sesame seeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">For a view of how to shape the breads without cutting a hole for the handle please watch this youtube by Heghineh :\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #404040; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;tahoma&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;freesans&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #404040; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;tahoma&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , &quot;freesans&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdxMY-53pMU<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"color: #404040;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><span style=\"color: #404040;\">She rolls the dough into a log about 22&#8243;-23&#8243; long, as you roll go thinner on the ends,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #404040;\">Let the center thicker than the ends,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #404040; font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Stick the ends together and using your fingers or a rolling pin make the middle part wider and flatter, shaping it as a handbag<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Bake<\/b> for 7-10 minutes or until golden and puffed in a pre-heated oven\u00a0<b>200-220\u00b0C.\u00a0<\/b>I think they will benefit from a bit of steam in your oven. Use your preferred method; either ice cubes, boiling water in a heated pan&#8230; bake on a stone&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; color: #404040; text-align: justify;\">\n<div style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhvf0lSCiQiUXS5L4HcdyQua9y1miYST3R5BOof3hgWhyPyGkufEfODoGXnSVPgD3tfCzJZ9DlRsM90K3YCyOQOWzZB2bNmK7TpnzH94ZqIgZ8w9Mq8WyEMttwa5dz2bn0bzkhOpA\/s1600\/IMG_20170503_173513.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhvf0lSCiQiUXS5L4HcdyQua9y1miYST3R5BOof3hgWhyPyGkufEfODoGXnSVPgD3tfCzJZ9DlRsM90K3YCyOQOWzZB2bNmK7TpnzH94ZqIgZ8w9Mq8WyEMttwa5dz2bn0bzkhOpA\/s320\/IMG_20170503_173513.jpg\" width=\"320\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>Notes:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Well&#8230;that didn&#8217;t go as planned&#8230;.. So I had this sticky dough and tried rolling it on a floured surface. Didn&#8217;t work. Lightly oiled is better. Than the mention of a pocket made me think t of pita bread and so I tried rolling it very thin. No way you can make any kind of pocket in my bread!<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">The pita thought was not right. Re-reading the recipe that tells me to roll out to 1.1\/2 cm thick. That is not what I did. I rolled paper thin. Ugh. There is beauty in reading a recipe and following through!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><b>after<\/b>\u00a0baking and eating: Next time I&#8217;ll keep my disks somewhat thicker. Maybe the balls need to be bigger as well then to achieve the same size. I worked with 100 grams per individual bread.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\">Another thing I did was brushing the bread with a wash of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pekmez\" style=\"color: #8b8b8b; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Pekmez<\/a>, a fruit syrup made from grapes or dates. Mine was pomegranate and I mixed it with a little water, then brushed it on and sprinkled sesame seeds on. This is what they do with the simit. Pomegranate makes it a little sweet\/tart I think grape or figs\/dates syrup will be somewhat sweeter and better if you like to try it.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjK0bY-jtHC67G9dPT3u7E-Ruc2-Pf4DOkdZMopLcUGZfrpC_Y8sXDTN_ALQtYO5uQAsk0F1KwoF_YbcCRzw31F0enemd354FwASSfOgbeBsXbFdVzAzAua5Cz_Zii8AgYyNG9JEw\/s1600\/IMG_20170503_173321.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjK0bY-jtHC67G9dPT3u7E-Ruc2-Pf4DOkdZMopLcUGZfrpC_Y8sXDTN_ALQtYO5uQAsk0F1KwoF_YbcCRzw31F0enemd354FwASSfOgbeBsXbFdVzAzAua5Cz_Zii8AgYyNG9JEw\/s320\/IMG_20170503_173321.jpg\" width=\"320\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylivesignature.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54488\/128\/688F38AA5DFD7122E63E4F78ED72A145.png\" style=\"background: transparent; border: 0;\"\/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning all! This is the June edition for 2017. Ladies, got your handbags ready? I&#8217;ve got you covered with this hand-bag shaped bread. So easy to take your lunch with you don&#8217;t you think? I chose to bake &#8220;Kaak&#8221; a lebanese bread with sesame seeds, which I think is similar to the Turkish simit. 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