We've been eating a lot of bagels lately for some reason. So, I decided to try using my bread machine to make them! They turned out sooooo good, I had to share!
This is the recipe I used:
1 cup water
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbs sugar
3 cups flour
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
I just set the bread machine on the dough setting, added the ingredients, and let it do it's magic! Then, I just let the dough rest for a few minutes.
Next, I cut it into 9 pieces
Then, I just rolled the pieces into balls, poked a hole in the middle, and formed them into bagel shapes. They didn't come out very perfect, but they still resemble bagels. I let them rest again for about 10 minutes.
Now, for the part that makes them have that chewy bagel goodness....you just boil a few at a time for 1 minute in water mixed with a few Tbs of sugar
After they have been boiled, they are a little bit puffed up. Then, put some cornmeal on a baking sheet and place the bagels on the prepared sheet. Before baking, I brushed the tops with egg whites. This allowed them to have that shiny top when they came out of the oven.
After baking for about 20-25 min in a 375 oven, they came out perfect!!
Next time, I am going to try to mix things up a bit and experiment with whole wheat bagels, and maybe adding toppings like poppyseeds, coarse salt, cinnamon sugar...the possibilities are endless!
