Bagels

145 mins
Serves 10
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Directions

  1. 1Pour cold water into a bowl.
  2. 2Add fresh yeast to the bowl.
  3. 3Add salt to the bowl.
  4. 4Add barley malt syrup to the bowl.
  5. 5Whisk the wet ingredients together.
  6. 6Add organic strong bread flour to the bowl.
  7. 7Mix the dough with a dough hook or by hand on low speed for 10 minutes.
  8. 8Cover the dough and let it rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
  9. 9Cut the dough into 120g balls.
  10. 10Roll each dough ball into a long shape.
  11. 11Form the rolled dough into a bagel shape.
  12. 12Prove the formed bagels for 1-2 hours until doubled in size.
  13. 13Place bagels into a pot of boiling water with a tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda.
  14. 14Poach the bagels for 30 seconds on each side.
  15. 15Remove the poached bagels from the water.
  16. 16Dip one side of the bagel into sesame seeds.
  17. 17Dip one side of the bagel into poppy seeds.
  18. 18Arrange the bagels on a baking tray.
  19. 19Bake immediately at 220°C until golden for approximately 25 minutes.
  20. 20Serve the freshly baked bagels.

Ingredients

  • 390 g cold water
  • 15 g fresh yeast
  • 15 g salt
  • 20 g barley malt syrup
  • 770 g organic strong bread flour
  • sesame seeds
  • poppy seeds
  • 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda

Equipment

dough hookpotspoonspider skimmerbaking trayoven

Tips

  • Cut dough into 120g balls to get even sizes.
  • Prove for 1-2 hours until doubled in size.