Kraków Obwarzanek

Ingredients

• •Flour
• •Yeast
• •Sugar
• •Salt
• •Water
• •Poppy seeds
• •Sesame seeds
• •Coarse salt
• •Malt syrup

Steps

1. 1Dissolve yeast and a pinch of sugar in warm water and let the mixture stand for about ten minutes, until foamy on top.
2. 2Mix the yeast mixture into flour and salt, then knead for about eight minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
3. 3Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm spot for about one hour, until roughly doubled in size.
4. 4Divide the dough into equal pieces and roll each into a long rope, then twist two ropes together and join the ends to form a ring.
5. 5Let the shaped rings rest, covered, for about twenty minutes while you bring a wide pot of water mixed with malt syrup to a gentle boil.
6. 6Boil each ring for about thirty seconds per side, until it puffs slightly and rises to the surface, then lift it out with a slotted spoon and drain briefly.
7. 7Immediately press the top of each warm ring into a dish of poppy seeds, sesame seeds, or coarse salt so the topping sticks.
8. 8Arrange the rings on a baking tray lined with parchment and bake in a hot oven at around two hundred twenty degrees Celsius for about eighteen minutes, until deeply golden and crisp on the outside.
9. 9Cool the rings briefly on a wire rack before selling or serving, as street vendors traditionally do, threaded on long dowels or piled in baskets.