Beautifully Glossy Bagels
- 100 grams Bread flour
- 1/3 tsp Dry yeast
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1/3 tsp Salt
- 60 ml Lukewarm water
- 1 boiling water 1 l + sugar 1 tablespoon Water for boilig and sugar (or honey)
- Put the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Make a well in the middle and add the sugar and yeast.
- Put the salt outside of the well.
- Pour in the lukewarm water quickly while mixing with the dry ingredients.
- Kneading with your hands may be difficult at first but in 2 minutes, the dough won't stick to your hands so much.
- In 5 minutes, it'll become smooth.
- In another 5 minutes, it becomes moist (knead for a total of 10 - 12 minutes).
- Divide in half, cover with a tightly wrung out kitchen towel or a bowl, and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Press the air out, and roll into a doughut.
- Close the seams completely.
- Let them rise at room temperature for 30 - 40 minutes with the tightly wrung out towel or bowl placed over them
- Boil water, and turn down the heat to low.
- Add the sugar (I used honey this time).
- Gently put the dough in, and boil for 30 seconds each side.
- Handle the cooking dough carefully.
- Place on parchment paper, and leave them for about 5 minutes to cool.
- Bake in the oven for 13 minutes at 210C (preheat at 230C).
- I made this bagel with whey.
- It was fluffy and chewy.
- I made 7 cm diameter bagels.
- Then were are 8 cm diameter after rising.
- They became 9 cm in diameter after being boiled.
bread flour, yeast, sugar, salt, water, boiling water
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/156196-beautifully-glossy-bagels (may not work)