Homemade Plain Bagels
By: Miranda Couse
Published: Friday, March 17, 2017 - 3:12pm

Ingredients




bread flour
yeast
warm water
brown sugar

Preparation

1 In a mixing bowl, add in the warm water, dry yeast, and barley malt syrup or brown sugar. The barley malt syrup adds a bit more chewiness in my opinion, but brown sugar will work. Mix and let it sit for 5 - 10 minutes until foamy. 2 In a stand mixer bowl, add in the bread flour and salt. 3 Add in the activated yeast mixture. 4 Using a dough hook, mix the dough until it starts to come together and falls apart. Let it beat for another 9 minutes. 5 Add oil into the mixing bowl and roll dough to coat it. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Place a tea towel over top of the plastic wrap and place into a warm place to rise. Let rise until doubled. It took mine about 1 hour and 30 minutes, but my kitchen is pretty cool this time of the year. 6 Punch down the dough and place it on your counter, using a little more flour if needed to prevent it from sticking. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. I usually start by cutting the dough in half. Then cutting each half into half again and so on until I have 12. That will help keep it equal. 7 Roll the dough into balls. Place on an oiled baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. 8 Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 9 After 30 minutes of rising, push your thumb or index finger through the center of the ball. Stretch the hole and shape the bagel. 10 In a large saucepan, add in water and malt syrup or brown sugar. You'll want about 5 inches of water in your saucepan. Let it come up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. 11 Add the bagels 2 at a time into the hot water. Let cook for 2 minutes on each side and use a large slotted to drain off any remaining water. 12 Place on a paper towel to finish draining or a wire rack. They will look wrinkly. 13 Move each bagel onto a parchment lined baking sheet or a greased baking sheet. I placed 6 on a baking sheet at a time. 14 Place into the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. Rotate pan and bake for another 10 minutes until golden brown.

About

Homemade Bagels - dense chewy homemade bagels that taste amazing! Add some butter and cream cheese and you'll have the perfect breakfast.