I had to give these a try - this is the first bagel recipe I've seen that doesn't call for any 'fancy' ingredients but, still yields some of the best homemade bagels we've eaten! I did make 8 plain and 1 poppy-seed. To me the most important aspect is using a great high protein bread flour (like King Arthur Brand) I am at altitude and in a very dry climate - and all of their flours work perfectly for me. I opted to use brown sugar in the dough and water-bath to see what quality the bagels would produce (the offer other options but, this is what I had on hand.) These are nice, dense and chewy in the inside and have that smooth 'bite' to the outside crust. We prefer to slice and toast these for jam in the mornings...I hope you give these a try...Enjoy! Diane
Homemade Bagels Dough Ingredients: 1 Tbs Instant Yeast, if you have the small packets, its about 1 1/2 packets 4 Cups Unbleached Bread Flour, I prefer King Arthur Bread Flour 2 teaspoons Salt 1 Tbs brown Sugar 1 1/2 cups Water, the temperature your yeast calls for (mine is 120-130) Water-bath Ingredients: 2 quarts water, in a shallow large pan 2 Tbs brown sugar 1 Tbs granulated sugar Directions:
**NOTE: If you want a sesame seed or poppy-seed bagel - do a light egg wash - brush wash onto bagels and sprinkle on the seeds before popping into the oven. Egg Wash: (one well beaten egg white & 1 Tbs cold water) Recipe Adapted from: King Arthur Flour Photos by: Diane Baker for Canning and Cooking at Home
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