Bagels anyone?

[Winchester]

My first time at making bagels. Now, don't laugh; they do look weird. I don't know why I got the dimples and they're certainly not perfectly round. But man, that chewiness? It's there! They're really good!

I think I added too much flour. Often a recipe will say "4 cups of bread flour" and then "Oh, just throw everything into the mixer and...." . But sometimes you may not need all that flour or you may need more. And that's why I prefer to knead all my doughs by hand instead of a mixer. This time I used the mixer. And just threw everything in. I debated how to do it, but then just did it anyway. Next time I'll do it all by hand.

This time I just made dough balls, then stuck my finger through the ball and enlarged the hole. Next time, I'll roll the pieces out, knead the ends together, and make the rings that way.

I boiled them in honey water for one minute on each side. Brushed them with an egg white wash. And then baked them. They're not perfectly brown either.
Rick toasted one for breakfast and he thought it was so good!
(Just don't look at it while you're eating it!)

Next on my list is egg bagels. I have a great recipe for a hot crab cheese spread that we spread on bagels. Egg bagels would be perfect for that spread and it would be great for movie night.

 

[Kat0121]

They look pretty delicious to me

 

[BellaGooch]

Those look amazing!!!

 

[muffy]

They sure look delicious. You don't like cream cheese do you? I can't imagine eating a begal without it. I used to love the spinach begals from Einstein Bagels.

 

[Lari]

Are those blueberry bagels? Yum!

Egg bagels are awesome, too.

 

[lizzie]

Pam,they are the first you've ever made and they look wonderful!You go girl!

 

[Willowy]

They look similar to Panera's bagels, and those are pretty darn good! I don't think bagels are meant to look perfect. They do look perfectly yummy though .

 

[Winchester]

Thanks! They are cinnamon raisin bagels. Instead of adding cinnamon to the dough, you knead the dough in a cinnamon-sugar mixture instead of flour on the counter. Rick was tickled with them; he's having the last one toasted this morning.

I do not like cream cheese. IMO, cream cheese is diseased and should be declared illegal.

 

[artiemom]

Pam, those bagels look delicious!! absolutely yummy!!
For a first try.. OMG.. amazing...

I love bagels.. There is one place, over a hundred years old, a hole in the wall place. This bagel shop is located in the city next to me. They have amazing bagels. I was raised on them!!

No place to eat, but just run in, get your bagels, and run out... Delish... They have pizza bagels also! and teething bagels!! and a bagel hot dog!! (bagel wrapped around a kosher all beef hot dog).

I remember when I was small. The store was not open. My dad, who grew up in that city, would go to the back door. They would let him in, and give him whatever they had just made. I can still picture the bagels floating in water, and on trays, to go into the oven. It was always so hot in there.

Now, I want bagels!!! yum...

 

[strider rose]

i love a good bagel sometimes ... i get onion bagels and put vegetable creak cheese on them

 

[Lari]

Thanks! They are cinnamon raisin bagels. Instead of adding cinnamon to the dough, you knead the dough in a cinnamon-sugar mixture instead of flour on the counter. Rick was tickled with them; he's having the last one toasted this morning.

I do not like cream cheese. IMO, cream cheese is diseased and should be declared illegal.

Sounds delicious, but I'd totally have them with cream cheese.

 

[bbdoll22]

Taste trumps looks!
I need one of your bagels.

 

[Lari]

Taste trumps looks!
I need one of your bagels.

I feel that about almost everything Winchester makes!

 

[susanm9006]

YUM!

 

[neely]

Pam, your bagels look delicious and I'd love to join you for movie night.

One of the advantages of living in a metropolitan city is the delis. We have several bagel and bialy delis within 10 -15 minutes from us. I don't think anyone can resist a good bagel especially when it's smeared with a yummy spread.

 

[aliceneko]

I love bagels - they look delicious!

 

[neely]

M maggiedemi I thought of you today because I stopped at Aldi for a few items and saw these mini-bagels. I had no idea they carried them but couldn't pass them up. I know you don't like sweets but I toasted a cinnamon raisin one with peanut butter for lunch and it was delicious. Not too sweet, just the right flavor.

 

[maggiedemi]

I thought of you today because I stopped at Aldi for a few items and saw these mini-bagels

Yum. Those are just the right size to go on my snack plates! Great idea, thanks.