[Brett's recipe entry] Simplified less wordy addended instructions based on “Sally’s Baking” homemade bagels recipe. [I get tired of sorting through all of the fluff on recipe websites]

Ingredients:

• 1.5 Cups Warm Water (110°F)

• 1 Tbsp Brown or Granulated Sugar

• 2 ¾ tsp (8g) Instant or active dry yeast

• 4 C (520g) Bread Flour

• 2 tsp Salt

Instructions Part 1:

• Mix (1) warm water (2) sugar, and (3) yeast.  Let it sit 5 minutes. 

• Add the (4) flour and (5) salt.  Mix on medium for 2 minutes.

• Dough should not cling to the side of the bowl.  Add flour if needed, 1 Tbsp at a time. Or water, 1 tsp at a time.

• Knead the dough 7 more minutes. It should pass the “window pane test”

• Put it in a large greased bowl.  Cover.

• Rise at room temperature 1.5 – 2 hours – until doubled in size

• Flour a surface to work on. Shape the bagels.  One recipe makes 8 bagels. 

• Place the shaped bagels on a pan to raise. (Or maybe use some parchment paper that you can easily lift into the water).  Raise 5-10 minutes.

• Get the water ready to boil them:

Boiling Water Mix:

• 2 quarts of water

• ¼ cup honey

Egg Wash:

• 1 egg white

• 1 Tbsp water

Instructions Part 2:

• Boil 2-3 at a time. 

• Boil 1 minute, flip over, and boil 1 more minute and remove. 

• Drain the water (a cookie cooker thing works well)

• Brush the egg wash on

• If adding other toppings (sesame seeds, cinnamon sugar) dip it in

• Place on a pan

• Bake 20-25 minutes until dark golden brown

• Transfer to a cooling rack when it’s cooled a bit

Makes:  8 bagels