Bialys
- 2 cups warm water, divided
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 3/4 cups bread flour
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Onion filling
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion
- kosher salt
- In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup water, yeast, and sugar; let stand 10 minutes or until foamy.
- Add remaining 1 1/2 cups water, bread flour, and all-purpose flour.
- Mix well and add salt.
- Knead by hand or with dough hook of mixer for 8 minutes until smooth (the dough will be soft). You can add more water or flour to adjust the texture.
- Form dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl, turning to oil all sides.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise 1 1/2 hours or until tripled.
- Punch dough down in bowl, turn it over, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise another 45 minutes or until doubled.
- On a floured counter, punch dough down and roll into a cylinder shape.
- Cut cylinder into 8 rounds.
- Lay dough rounds flat on a lightly floured board, cover with a towel, and let them rest 10 minutes.
- Gently pat each dough round into a circle about 3 to 4 inches in diameter.
- Place bialys on lightly oiled baking sheets or baking stone, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise an additional 30 minutes or until puffy.
- Make an indention in the center of each bialy with two fingers of each hand, pressing from the center outward, leaving a 1-inch rim.
- Place approximately 1 teaspoon of onion (or topping of your choice) in the hole of each bialy.
- Dust lightly with flour, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425u0b0F
- Bake 10 to 15 minutes (If you have to use two pans or stones, switch them from top to bottom after 5 minutes).
- Bialys should be golden brown, but still soft.
- Cool on wire racks.
- Bialys are best eaten fresh (with cream cheese if you like) but will keep a day or two at room temperature, or much longer frozen.
warm water, active dry yeast, sugar, salt, bread flour, flour, onion filling, butter, onion, kosher salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bialys-308045 (may not work)