 | | Directions |
- Dissolve yeast in warm water and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Put flour, salt and sugar into food processor and pulse to blend. (Or mix together by hand in a bowl).
- With processor running, add yeasted water all at once and mix for about 30 seconds, until dough forms a single mass. If it's too runny to form a mass, add more flour, a tablespoon at a time. If too dry, add water a tablespoon at a time.
- Scrape dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for several minutes, adding a little more flour if necessary to make a firm dough.
- Put dough into a bowl large enough to allow for rising, cover with plastic bag or damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour. (Time will vary with temerature)
- When dough is risen, preheat oven to 400 and bring 2 quarts water to boil in a pot wide enough to hold 2 or 3 bagels without crowding. Add 2 tablespoons sugar to boiling water.
- While oven and water heat, punch dough down and divide as evenly as possible into 12 pieces. Shape the pieces into balls. Flatten each ball into a disc about 3 inches across and poke a hole in the center. Use your hands to enlarge the hole and shape the dough.
- When the oven is hot and the water boiling, starting with the bagels that were shaped first, slide 2 or 3 into the boiling water. Adjust the temperature tro maintain a simmer or slow boil, not a hard boil, and cook for 2 minutes, turn over and cook for another 2 minutes. Lift out carefully and drain on a rack. Sprinkle on topping seeds or salt, if using.
- Arrange bagels on greased baking sheet with enough room so they aren't touching and bake until lightly browned and crusty, about 20 minutes.
- Remove from sheet and cool on a rack.
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Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Container: baking sheets, large pan
Servings: 12
|  | | Ingredients | | - | | 1 tablespoon dry yeast or 1 package |
| - | | 1 cup warm water |
| - | | 3 cups flour |
| - | | 1 tablespoon sugar |
| - | | 1 teaspoon salt |
| - | | 2 quarts water |
| - | | 2 tablespoons sugar (optional, but give a bit of gloss to the crust) |
| - | | sesame seeds, poppy seeds, coarse salt (optional, for topping) |
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