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Bread Machine Cheese Bagels

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 19:45:57 -0800
v121.n001.6
This recipe was sent to the mc-recipe list in 1998.

                      *  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                        Bread Machine Cheese Bagels

Recipe By     : More Electric Bread
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Abm                              Breakfast
                 Electric Bread                   Posted

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      cup           grated cheese *** -- cheddar,jack,or ???
    1 1/8  cups          water -- lukewarm
    3      cups          white bread flour
    3 1/3  tablespoons   brown sugar
    1      teaspoon      salt
    3 1/4  teaspoons     active dry yeast

*** Reserve half of the cheese to sprinkle on top of bagels before baking.

1.  Insert ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's 
instructions.  Remove the dough from the machine after the first 
knead - approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

2.  Place dough on a floured surface.  Divide into 8 parts.  Form 
balls, gently press thumb through center of ball and slowly stretch 
into bagel shape.

3.  While bagels rise, bring three quarts of water and one tablespoon 
of sugar to a rapid boil in a large saucepan.  Drop test dough (see 
hints below).

4.  Using a slotted spoon, drop 2-3 bagels into rapidly boiling 
water.  Boil on each side for  1/2 minutes.  Remove and cool on rack 
1 minute, brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.

5.  Bake at 400 on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal, until 
golden - approximately 15 minutes.


** Bagel Success Hints

** When forming the bagels, set aside two 1/4" balls of dough.  When 
the bagels have doubled in size, drop the test dough into boiling 
water.  The dough should pop to the top right away.  When this 
happens, it is time to boil the bagels.

** A quick spray of non-stick vegetable coating on the top of the 
bagel may be substituted for the egg wash.

** To make bagel sticks, cut bagel before rising and lay out in a 
straight line.  Roll sticks in a combination  of sesame and poppy 
seeds with a pinch of garlic powder.  Let sticks rise, boil, and bake 
as described in the above directions.

** To make bagel chips, slice leftover bagels horizontally into thin 
slices.  Bruish with butter or margarine on one side.  Lay (butter 
side up) on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 12-15 
minutes until golden brown and crisp.



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