Roscas (turkish Coffee Cake Rings With Cloves)

Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg, for glazing
• sesame seeds, for sprinkling on top

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, whisk together the yeast, 3/4 cup of the flour and the cloves, then whisk in the water until smooth. let stand uncovered for 10-20 minutes, until it begins to ferment. it may not puff up at all.
• 2 whisk the salt, oil, and sugar into the yeast slurry until smooth and the salt and sugar have dissolved. stir in the remaining flour all at once.
• 3 when the mix is a shaggy mess, turn it out onto a work surface and knead until fairly smooth, soft, and just a bit sticky.
• 4 put it in a warm, clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until at least doubled in size, about 2 hours.
• 5 line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or oil it.
• 6 divide dough in half. roll one piece into a rectangle, then roll it up along the long side, evening it and lengthening it until it is about 24 inches long and 1 inch thick.
• 7 bring the ends together to form a ring, and pinch them together. transfer to prepared sheet.
• 8 repeat with the other half of the dough.
• 9 cover the rings with plastic wrap and leave to rise until tripled in size, about 45-60 minutes.
• 10 put an oven rack in the upper third position, and preheat to 400°f.
• 11 beat the egg with a pinch of salt, and glaze the rings. sprinkle generously with sesame seeds.
• 12 slash the rings in a sunburst pattern, about 1/2 inch deep and about 2 inches apart to mark off serving sections.
• 13 bake 25-35 minutes, or until very brown. rotate the pan about 20 minutes into baking.
• 14 cool rings on a rack.