Koulouria - sesame rings from Greece

I've never visited Greece… but I told Ran today I would like to.. Koulouria -those realy wonderful sesame rings are known in Greece as a street Food , and you can find them in towns, all over Greece. As written in Culinaria Greece Where I've found this tasty recipe (I've made very small changes from the original recipe from this great Cookbook) "….The koulouri is more then just a sesame ring,however.The koulourds (the sesame ring seller) belive that it is what unites the Greek people,and he should know…"
"… the aroma of fresh,warm koulouria in the early evening was enough to make people think of better days…" You know what ? I ate 2 of them, but I could eat more, without nothing,, It's not salty , not too sweet, It's even not like the Arabic sesame Bagels which are more like buns or rolls, couse you can fill them with goodies..and are very good too. But I'll try filling those too.. I'm not sure this Cookbook is very popular in Israel, don't ask me why, maybe Israeli gourmets prefer cookbooks in Hebrew..I don't.. and I realy love this cookbook ! בייגלה שומשום יווניים
It's very easy, but you have to make the yeast mixture (250 ml water+3/4 tsp dry yeast+ 3 TB flour) 24 hours ahead, the next day you can make the Koulouri dough and bake them.. this recipe is for 20 rings.Again I realy hope you'll like this recipe as we do. I think It can be a nice gift too.
Koulouria/ based on Culinaria Greece בייגלה שומשום יווניים
3/4 tsp+ 3/4 tsp dried yeast (1 1/2 tsp at all)
850 gr Ap flour
2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (=100 gr) sugar
4 TB (=50 ml) oil (not olive oil)
Sesame seeds (200-300gr)

Dissolve 3/4 tsp dry yeast in 250 ml warm water and mix in 3 TB of flour.Leave the rising yeast to stand for 24 hours.Next day,mix 3/4 tsp of dry yeast with another 250 ml warm water,add 3 TB flour and leave to stand for about 15 minutes.
Sift 750 gr AP flour into a bowl with the salt,then make a well in the center. Pour the sugar, oil and the 2 lots of rising yeast into this and knead slowly until the mixture form a dough,add 100gr flour to make the dough.cover the bowl and leave to prove until it has doubled in size (1 hour) .Then knock it back and knead for another 5 minutes.pull of small lumps of dough (about 70-80 gr- you get 19-20 )and roll them into thin sausage shape, about 14 in =35 cm in length.
Dip these in water and roll them in sesame seeds before pressing the 2 ends firmly together into a ring.
Preheat the oven to 430 F(220C), lay the sesame rings on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, until golden on the outside .Eat warm or cold... [more pic+this+this] +greek food +update: 11.6.2007-this post is also here:athens post club koulouria

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200 g peeled hazelnuts
3 eggs, separated
10 g (=1 TB) baking powder
100 g sugar
100 g butter
200 g plain flour
Grated rind of 1 lemon
125 g milk
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