Decided to try my hand at making fresh bagels. Bagels are another one of those items if you like them can be expensive unless you get them on sale. Expensive is a relative term, I’m refering to the descrepencie in price between the cost to make them yourself and the cost of purchasing. Also I know there are no preservatives when I make it myself. For a first effort they turned out absolutly amazing. Here is is the recipie:
Homemade bagel recipe
4 cups bread flour
1 Tbls sugar
1 1/2 tsps salt
1 Tbls vegetable oil
2 tsps instant yeast
1-1/4- 1-1/2 cups of warm water.
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. You don’t have to worry about soaking the yeast when you use instant yeast (most yeast sold these days is instant yeast). The dough should feel stiff, but add the extra water if it’s really stiff, or you can’t get all the dry flour incorporated. Plop the dough down onto the counter, and knead for about ten minutes, or until the dough is uniform and smooth. Cut the dough into 8 equal sized balls, and let rest for 10-20 minutes.Pre heat your oven to 425. Cook 10 minutes a side.
