Recently I got the urge to make my own Bagels. As bizarre as that sounds I just really wanted to see if I could make them my self and get them fresh from my own oven using only good healthy ingredients. Needless to say I trawled the internet until I found a good source and gave it a go. The result was surprisingly good. On the website The Fresh Loaf I found a good article on the subject and followed the recipe and instructions. Here follows my version of the recipe (be sure to check out the original too though):
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
- 7 & 3/4 cups bread flour
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 2 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon malt syrup or honey
Instructions
Dissolve 1tsp yeast in 2,5 cups of lukewarm water. Add 4 cups flower and mix well. Leave to rise for 2 hours and then add the rest of the ingredients (1/2 tsp yeast, 3,75 cup flower, salt and syrup). Knead the dough for 10 minutes and then cut it into 12 pieces. Form each piece into a ball. Rest the balls under a towel for 20 minutes and then poke a hole in the middle with your thumb to form donut shaped forms. Rest it for another 20 minutes preferably on a baking plate wrapped in a plastic bag. Then boil the dough in water for a minute on eigther side, put on some topping and whack it into your oven at 260°C. Leave it there for 5 minutes, then rotate the pan and leave it there for another 5 minutes. Your bagels are now ready.
I thouroughly recommend this recipe, unless you are trying to loose weight. The bagels turned out really nice.
