Very - Cherry Crunch Bagels |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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When my mom wanted bagels for her breakfast this weekm I did a little bit of pantry exploration and came up with this recipe - dried cherries and tart cherry concentrate from Michelle's Miracle, ground almonds, minced pecans and a crushed All Bran cereal bar. Read more . Boiled up and baked in a hot oven, they're perfectly dense, filling and wholesome rings fit for breakfast or anytime at all! Ingredients:
1/3 cup pecan halves |
1 all-bran honey nut bar, broken |
1/4 cup ground almonds |
1 tbsp instant yeast |
2 tbsp sugar |
2 cups flour |
2 cups whole wheat bread flour |
1 tbsp gluten flour |
1/2 cup warm water |
1/2 cup warmed (1%) milk |
1/4 cup tart cherry juice concentrate (like michelle’s miracle®) |
1 egg |
2 tbsp honey |
1/4 tsp salt |
1/3 cup dried cherries, soaked in hot water and drained |
1 tbsp honey (for boiling) |
Directions:
1. In a food processor, combine pecan halves, All-Bran bar and ground almonds. Process until pecans and All-Bran bar are ground to a coarse, mealy texture.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine yeast, sugar, flour, whole wheat bread flour and gluten flour, whisking to incorporate everything.
3. Add warm water, warm milk and tart cherry juice concentrate and begin mixing on low speed.
4. After about a minute, add egg, honey and salt. Continue kneading for 15 minutes, until the dough is very elastic.
5. Cover the bowl and allow to rest 45 minutes.
6. Turn onto a floured board and knead in the ground nut mixture and dried cherries by hand.
7. Re-cover and allow to rest 15 minutes.
8. Bring a large pot of water to a boil with the honey, and preheat the oven to 375F.
9. Divide dough into 10 even balls and shape each into a ring.
10. Place the bagels, two at a time, into the boiling water for 2 minutes per side.
11. Drain well, and place on lined baking sheets.
12. Bake for 30 minutes and cool on a rack.
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