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Real Homemade Bagels

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:36:56 -0800
v116.n048.3
* Exported from MasterCook *

                            Bagels, Real Homemade

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 6     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread-Bakers Mailing List       Breads/Muffins/Rolls
                  Hand Made                       Low Fat
                  Posted                          Snacks
                  Stand Mixer

    Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                          For the Bagels:
    1 1/4           cups  water
    4 1/2           cups  bread flour
    3        tablespoons  white sugar
    1           teaspoon  salt
    2        tablespoons  vegetable oil
    1         tablespoon  instant yeast
    4             quarts  water
    1                cup  honey -- (optional)
                          Toppings:
    2        tablespoons  poppy seeds -- (optional)
    2        tablespoons  sesame seeds -- (optional)
    2        tablespoons  dried onion flakes -- (optional)
    1         tablespoon  coarse salt -- (optional)

Combine 1 1/4 cup water, flour, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, vegetable 
oil, and yeast in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed 
using the dough hook until well-developed, about 8 minutes. To ensure 
the gluten has developed fully, cut off a walnut-sized piece of 
dough. Flour your fingers, and then stretch the dough: if it tears 
immediately, the dough needs more kneading. Fully developed dough 
should form a thin translucent "windowpane."

Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover it with plastic 
wrap and a kitchen towel, and let rise for 2 hours.

Punch the dough down, place it on a lightly floured work surface, and 
use a knife or dough scraper to divide the dough into 6 pieces (or 
more, for smaller bagels). Roll each piece of dough into a sausage 
shape about 6" long. Join the ends to form a circle. Repeat with the 
remaining dough, and let the bagels rest for 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 475F (245C). Line a baking sheet with parchment 
paper. Arrange small plates with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and onion 
flakes next to the baking sheet.

Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a large pot. Add honey, if desired 
(see Editor's Note). Boil the bagels, three at a time, until they 
rise to the surface of the pot, about 1 minute per side. Remove the 
bagels with a slotted spoon and place them on the parchment-lined baking sheet.

Dip the tops of the wet bagels into the toppings and arrange them, 
seeds up, on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt, if desired. 
Bake in the preheated oven until the bagels begin to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 652 Calories; 9g Fat (12.4% 
calories from fat); 14g Protein; 131g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 
0mg Cholesterol; 1322mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 5 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 
Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.