Possibly Paula's bagel with crem cheese in the center was a bialy. A bialy
is a New York type roll like a bagel but flattened in the middle. Usually
onions are placed there, but why not cream cheese? Try it and find out -
they are good!
* Exported from MasterCook *
New York Bialys
Recipe By : Jewish Holiday Cookbook
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bagels Bread
Breads Already Baked
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 tbsp yeast
1 1/4 cups water -- cold
5 cups bread flour
4 tsp salt
1 tbsp oil and vinegar salad dressing -- safflower preferred
1/4 lb onions -- peeled & chopped
2 tsp poppy seeds
Dissolve yeast. Place 4 cups flour and 3 tsp salt in bowl. Add yeast and
water and the rest of the flour. Knead 10-12 minutes. Let rise 2 hours.
Punch down, knead another 7 minutes, and let rise another hour. Cook
onions over very low heat for about 20 minutes - "sweat them". Or -
microwave them for about 5 minutes. Add poppy seeds and remaining 1 tsp salt.
Divide dough into 16 pieces, shaping them into balls. Let sit and relax
for 1 hour in warm place covered with sprayed saran wrapso they don't dry
out. Preheat oven 450. Flatter balls, ust with flour over the round.
Place thumb and forefinger in center and make depression - NOT a hole.
Place 1 tbsp onion-poppy seed mix in center of each bialy. Place on
greased cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes.