Koulóuria (greek Sesame Bread Rings)

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour (or more)
• 10 ounces water, lukewarm
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope dry yeast
• 3/4-1 cup sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingrdients except sesame seeds to form a dough and knead by hand for approximately 10 minutes.
• 2 you might need to add a little more flour, the dough should be soft but not sticky.
• 3 cover and let dough rise for about 30-50 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• 4 meanwhile preheat oven (440°f, 225°c) and grease baking tray or cover it with baking paper. put a wide ovenproof dish filled with hot water on the bottom of the oven to have steam, which will make for a better result.
• 5 knead dough a second time and divide into 8 portions.
• 6 form each part into 13-14 inch long roll (about 3/4-1 inch thick). shape into rings and press ends together.
• 7 put some warm water into a large bowl. put sesame seeds on a plate.
• 8 carefully dip rings into warm water and then into sesame seeds to cover them on both sides.
• 9 put rings on baking tray and let rise for another 10 minutes.
• 10 bake for about 25-35 minutes.
• 11 koulóuria are done, when they are golden brown. remove from oven and let cool completely.