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Bagels Edit Tags: Breads, Breakfast, Lunch/Snacks

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Author: Shelly Moon Uploaded By: Shelly

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons active dry yeast
4 ½ teaspoons granulated sugar
1 ¼ cups warm water (you may need ± ¼ cup more)
3 ½ cups bread flour or high gluten flour (you may need up to ½ cup for kneading)
1 ½ teaspoons salt
Optional Toppings: Caraway seeds, cinnamon sugar, coarse salt, minced fresh garlic, minced fresh onion, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, everything bagel seasoning, or a mix of your favorite flavors.

Directions:

In ½ cup of the warm water, pour in the sugar and yeast, do not stir, let it sit for five minutes, and then stir the yeast and sugar mixture until it all dissolves in the water.
Mix the flour and salt in a mixer.
Make a well in the middle and pour in the yeast and sugar mixture.
Pour ⅓ cup of warm water into the well, mix and stir in the rest of the water (the ½ cup that is remaining), as needed.
Depending on where you live, you may need to add an additional couple tablespoons of water, you want a moist and firm dough after you have mixed it, mix for 5 minutes.
Cover the bowl with a dish towel.
Let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until the dough has doubled in size.
preheat oven to 425° F.
Punch the dough down, and let it rest for another 10 minutes.
Carefully divide the dough into 8 pieces (I used a scale to be extra precise, but it’s not necessary).
Shape each piece into a round. Now, take a dough ball, and press it gently against the countertop (or whatever work surface you’re using) moving your hand and the ball in a circular motion.
Coat a finger in flour, and gently press your finger into the center of each dough ball to form a ring.
Stretch the ring to about ⅓ the diameter of the bagel and place on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
Repeat the same step with the remaining dough.
After shaping the bagels and placing them on the cookie sheet, cover with a damp kitchen towel and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Reduce to medium high heat.
Use a slotted spoon or skimmer to lower the bagels into the water.
Boil as many as you are comfortable with boiling.
Once the bagels are in, it shouldn’t take too long for them to float to the top (a couple seconds).
Let them sit there for 1 minute, and then flip them over to boil for another minute.
Extend the boiling times to 2 minutes each, if you’d prefer a chewier bagel (results will give you a more New York-Style bagel with this option).
If you want to add toppings to your bagels, do so as you take them out of the water.
Alternatively, you can use an egg wash to get the toppings to stick before baking the bagels.
You may want to use the “Optional Toppings” listed above to top the bagels.
Use just one topping, or a combination to make your own Everything Bagel Seasoning.
Once all the bagels have boiled (and have been topped with your choice of toppings), transfer them to an oiled or parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes, or until golden brown (I usually err on the side of 20 minutes).
Cool on a wire rack (Or, if you’re impatient like I am, slice one of these babies open and spread on some of your favorite cream cheese or softened butter. Take a bite… Oh babyyy!)