Bagels

Bagels
Bagels
I've only recently begun to find bagels down here in South Africa. I remember a decade ago when I first landed in LA after a long stay in Australia. I bought a smoothie and a bagel and sat in a hotel room eating them and watching friends - all things I hadn't had for 6 months. I've been using this recipe on and off since!
  • Preparing Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
  • Served Person: 8
kid friendly winter summer spring picnics fall poach bread jewish comforting vegetarian white meat free tree nut free nut free contains gluten red meat free shellfish free contains dairy pescatarian
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 475 gram flour
  • 220 milliliters milk warm
  • 6 gram yeast
  • 2 tablespoon castor sugar
  • Carbohydrate 95.740599371541 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fat 1.325128196573 g
  • Fiber 4.03010704097941 g
  • Protein 13.4890760714665 g
  • Saturated Fat 0.209123864556725 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 Bagel (93g)
  • Sodium 4.19334996275 mg
  • Sugar 91.7104923305616 g
  • Trans Fat 0.429643609932415 g
  • Calories 456 calories

Mix the flour, sugar, salt & yeast in a bowl. Make a well in the centre of the flour & tip in half the milk. Stir it in gradually, then add more (you may not need all the milk) to make a non-sticky dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface & knead for a good 5-10 mins until the dough is smooth. Shape into a ball, score a cross in the top, cover with a cloth & allow to prove for about 20 mins. In the meantime, put a large pan of water on to boil & preheat the oven to 200C & grease a baking tray. Once the dough has risen a little bit, shape the dough into bagels. (The dough will rise up to double during cooking.) 1 or 2 at a time, submerge the bagels into the boiling water for about 30 seconds, remove, shake off excess water & cook all in the oven for about 20 mins.