World Flavors Cookbook

Koulouri Thessalonikis

Thessaloniki's famous sesame bread rings — crispy, golden, and completely coated in sesame seeds. The street food of the north.

Cuisine: Greece

Ingredients

• 500g flour
• 7g dried yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar
• 250ml warm water
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• For coating: sesame seeds, water or milk

Instructions

1. Mix flour, yeast, salt, sugar, oil, and water. Knead 10 minutes.
2. Rest 1 hour until doubled.
3. Divide into 10 pieces. Roll each into a rope about 50cm long.
4. Join the ends to form a ring. Pinch to seal.
5. Dip each ring in water, then roll generously in sesame seeds.
6. Bake at 220C for 15-20 minutes until golden.