We made Bagels from scratch!

We did it! We made home made bagels. and they turned out great, even though I found that I ran out of propane in the middle of them rising, but a good friend had some extra so that I could finish. Thank you Rhonda!

So I thought I would share with you how you to can do this your self!

First you will need:

4 1/4 to 4 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1 package active dry yeast

1 1/2 cups warm water

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

Combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast. Add warm water, 3 tablespoons of the sugar add 1 teaspoon of salt. Beat with electric mixer on low for 30 sec ( or in my case by hand because I don't have a mixer yet) scraping bowl constantly. Bat on high speed for 3 min. using a spoon , stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 min total). Cover and let rest 10 min.

working quickly, divide dough into twelve portions. shape each portion into a smooth ball, put a hole in the center of the ball with a floured finger, pull dough gently to make about a 2 inch hole, keeping bagel uniformly shaped. place on greased pan for about 20 min covered to rise. start timing after first bagel is shaped!

Then broil bagels about 5 inches from the heat for 3 to 4 min, tuning only once(top should not brown).
Meanwhile, in a skillet or dutch oven bring 6 cups of water and 1 tablespoon of sugar to a boil. Reduce heat and then simmer the bagels you just broiled. 4 or 5 at a time, for about 7 min, turning only once. Drain on a paper towel, place the drained bagels on a well greased baking sheet.
bake in oven at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 min or until tops are golden brown!
ad there you have it BAGELS! these are not as sweet as the store bought ones but they are so good. my husband and kids loved them. We are going to try to add raisins and cinnamon, and also chocolate chips to some of our other batches! One batch makes 12 yummy bagels
Enjoy!

ALOHA!