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.
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.