Description
These yummy bagels can be made starting in the bread maker and are so simple you will wonder why you haven’t been making your own bagels all along.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 4 teaspoons vital wheat gluten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ teaspoons yeast
- 3 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal (Optional)
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 egg white (Optional)
Instructions
- Place water
- honey
- vital wheat gluten
- salt
- yeast
- and whole wheat flour in the bread maker in that order. Select “Dough” setting. Let the bread maker work
- about 2 hours.
- Remove finished dough from bread maker and punch it down on a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough into 8 equal-sized sections and pat into balls. Push a thumb through each ball to make a hole; shape the bagels as round as possible. Place on a plate and cover with a clean towel; let rest for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a clean towel. Sprinkle a separate baking sheet with cornmeal.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add sugar. Add bagels to the water
- 2 at a time. Boil for 1 minute
- turning them over halfway through. Remove bagels from the water with a slotted spoon and drain on the towel-lined baking sheet.
- Transfer bagels to the prepared baking sheet. Brush bagels with egg white.
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned
- 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 16 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 46 mins
Servings: 8