Basic Bagel Recipe
The kids and I made bagels today. My oldest, Alexis (she’s almost 4!) did a great job of forming the balls and poking holes in them, and my middle kiddo, Andrew, did a great job of watching my mixer to let me know when the dough was all done (and stopped our kitchen timer when it went off!). My mom got me a KitchenAid for Christmas so we’ve been having fun using it for nearly everything (I’m not a big fan of tons of appliances for my kitchen - I like my food processor, my kitchenaid and my crockpot and pressure canner… Those are about the only ones I have and use)
So bagels were todays project. It’s a simple recipe and a simple doing:
Mix 3 cups warm water, 2 packets of yeast (or 4.5 tsp.) and 3 teaspoons of honey or sugar. Let this proof until foamy.
Add in 1 tsp. salt, 4c unbleached bread flour and 4c whole wheat flour. Knead until smooth. Grease a bowl, flop your dough around in it to coat all sides and cover with a towel or plastic. Let rise until double, about 1 hour, in a warm place.
Punch down and break into 18 equal peices. Get a big pot of water with 2 tablespoons of sugar boiling. Form your dough bits into round balls, flatten and poke a hole in the middle. Once water is boiling, add your flattened rounds a couple at a time and boil 1 minute on one side, flip, and boil another minute.
With a slotted spoon, remove your bagels and set on a greased cookie sheet. Once they’re all done boiling, cook at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.