American bagels - recipe
-
Prepare
-
Serves
8 -
Cook
-
Skill
Medium
Ingredients
- 450 g Strong white bread flour
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 1 Easy bake yeast sachet
- 300 ml Warm water
- 1l Water for poaching
- 1 tbsp Malt extract
- 1 Egg glaze
- Poppy seeds
- Caraway seeds
Find similar in:
-
1
Place the dough ingredients into a mixer with a dough hook attached and mix to a soft dough and knead for 5 minutes. If mixing by hand, put the flour, salt, sugar, malt extract and yeast into a bowl and mix to a dough with the warm water.
For this step you'll need:
- 450g Strong white bread flour
- 2tsp Salt
- 1tsp Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 1tsp Malt extract
- 300ml Warm water
-
2
Knead on a floured board for 10 minutes.
-
3
Divide and roll the dough into 8 flat circles, make a hole through the centre of each with your thumb and place onto a greased baking sheet.
-
4
Leave to prove until double in size. Preheat 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5).
-
5
Bring the water and malt extract to the boil, reduce to a simmer and poach the bagels, a few at a time, for one minute on each side.
For this step you'll need:
- 1l Water for poaching
- 1 tbsp Malt extract
-
6
Place the poached bagels back onto the baking sheet.
-
7
Brush with the egg and sprinkle with seeds.
For this step you'll need:
- 1 Egg glaze
- Poppy seeds
- Caraway seeds
-
8
Bake for approximately 20 minutes.