{"id":7727,"date":"2021-02-21T16:23:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T21:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/?p=7727"},"modified":"2021-02-21T16:23:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T21:23:07","slug":"bagels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuckzumbrun.net\/?p=7727","title":{"rendered":"Bagels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I made bagels the other day. Working at home I’m going a little stir-crazy and looking for distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bagels aren’t any harder to make than any raised bread. Just mix up a bunch of flour, yeast, and liquid, let it rise, and bake. About the only thing that makes a bagel a bagel is that you boil them before baking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shaped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To shape the bagels you roll the dough into a ball and then press your thumb to make a hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boiling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They’re surprisingly easy to boil. You drop them in a pot of boiling water, cook them for 2 minutes on one side and then flip them and cook them another minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After they’ve boiled you let them dry for a few minutes then brush them with an egg wash and top with seasonings if you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Everything
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Then into the oven for a few minutes and you have bagels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bagels!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Breakfast!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\nHomemade Bagels<\/b>\n

\n1 package yeast\n1 T sugar\n1 3\/4 cups warm water\n4 cups bread flour\n1\/2 T salt\n1 egg beaten with a tablespoon of water for egg wash\n<\/p>\n

\nCombine the yeast, sugar, and water, set aside.\nMix the flour and salt together, then stir in the yeast mixture.\nMix in a mixer with a dough hook or by hand until smooth\n<\/p>\n

\nLightly grease the dough by rolling it around in the bowl with a little oil. Cover and let rise until doubled, around an hour.\n<\/p>\n

\nDivide the dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls, cover and let rest for 30 minutes.\n<\/p>\n

\nWhile the dough is rested bring a pot of water to a boil. Heat your oven to 400 degrees.\n<\/p>\n

\nShape the balls into bagels by pressing your thumb through the middle to make a hole. Make it a little bigger than you think you need to, it’ll close in as they cook. Let rest again for about 10 minutes.\n<\/p>\n

\nBoil for 2 minutes and then flip and boil for one minute longer. You can do as many at once as fit in your pot without crowding.\n<\/p>\n

\nLet them dry for a moment then move to a parchment lined baking sheet and brush with the egg wash. If you’re adding seasoning sprinkle that on a plate and lay the egg-washed bagel on it top side down to cover with the seasoning. I used an everything mix we’d gotten from Trader Joes.\n<\/p>\n

\nBake for 20-24 minutes or until golden brown. \n<\/p>\n

\nCool on a wire rack and then enjoy!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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