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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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The boys like to help me shape the bagels. We come up with quite a few unusual shapes. These are quick and easy. We toast them and serve them for breakfast with cream cheese. Ingredients:
1 1/8 cups lukewarm water |
3 1/2 cups bread flour |
3 1/3 tablespoons brown sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet) |
1 egg, mixed with |
2 tablespoons water |
poppy seed (optional) |
sesame seeds (optional) |
Directions:
1. Measure first 5 ingredients into bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
2. Select dough setting.
3. When cycle is completed, remove the dough from the machine.
4. Place dough on a floured surface.
5. Divide into 10 parts.
6. Form into balls, gently press thumb through center of ball and slowly stretch into bagel shape.
7. Place on a greased baking sheet, cover with a damp cloth and set in a warm place to rise.
8. Bring three quarts of water and one tablespoon of sugar to a rapid boil in a large sauce pan.
9. Using a slotted spoon, drop 2 to 3 bagels into rapidly boiling water.
10. Boil on each side for 1 to 2 minutes.
11. Remove and cool on wire rack 1 minute.
12. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.
13. Bake at 400 degrees on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal until golden.
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