Bialys, New York Recipe

• 1 Tbsp. yeast
• 1 1/4 c. water cool
• 5 c. bread flour
• 4 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp. oil and vinegar salad dressing safflower preferred
• 1/4 lb onions peeled & minced
• 2 tsp poppy seeds

1. Dissolve yeast.
2. Place 4 c. flour and 3 tsp salt in bowl.
3. Add in yeast and water and the rest of the flour.
4. Knead 10-12 min.
5. Let rise 2 hrs.
6. Punch down, knead another 7 min, and let rise another hour.
7. Cook onions over very low heat for about 20 min - "sweat them".
8. Or possibly - microwave them for about 5 min.
9. Add in poppy seeds and remaining 1 tsp salt.
10. Divide dough into 16 pcs, shaping them into balls.
11. Let sit and relax for 1 hour in hot place covered with sprayed saran wraps they do not dry out.
12. Preheat oven 450.
13. Flatter balls, dust with flour over the round.
14. Place thumb and forefinger in center and make depression - NOT a hole.
15. Place 1 tbsp onion-poppy seed fold in center of each bialy.
16. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake 10-15 min.
17. When cold, fill center with cream cheese, if you wish.)
18. NOTES : Possibly Paula's bagel with cream cheese in the center was a bialy.
19. A bialy is a New York type roll like a bagel but flattened in the middle.
20. Usually onions are placed there, but why not cream cheese Try it and find out - they are good!

yeast, water, bread flour, salt, oil, onions, poppy seeds

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bialys-new-york-84345 (may not work)