Sesame seed bagels
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Warm water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dry yeast |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 16 | cups | Water |
| ½ | cup | Sesame or poppy seeds |
| 1 | tablespoon | Vegetable oil |
| 3½ | cup | All-purpose flour (approx) |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg, beaten | |
Directions
MM BY HELEN PEAGRAM
POACHING LIQUID
GLAZE
1. In a large bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in water. Sprinkle yeast over top. Let stand for 10 minutes til frothy. Whisk in eggs with oil. Beat in 2 cups of the flour, sugar and salt until smooth.
Gradually stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft but not sticky dough.
2. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes til smooth and elastic and dough springs back when poked with finger. Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap and tea towel. Let rise in warm place for 1 -1½ hours or til doubled in bulk.
3. Punch down; knead several times. Divide into 12 equal pieces.
Roll each into a 12 inch rope, covering pieces with towel while working.
4. Bring ends of dough together, overlapping by about 1 inch and stretching overlap around other end to meet underneath. Pinch firmly to seal. NOTE: Unless ends are pinched together very firmly, they will come apart in the water.
5. Poaching liquid. In a wide saucepan, bring water to a boil; add sugar. Slip bagels into water, 3-4 at a time; cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Using slotted spoon or spatula, remove bagels to well greased or parchment lined baking sheets.
6. Glaze: Place sesame seeds in a dish. Brush bagels with egg. Dip bagels in seeds. Return to baking sheet. Bake at 400 F for 20-25 minutes or til tops are golden and bottoms sound hollow when tapped.
Transfer to a rack to cool.
Variation:
Whole wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bagels: Substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour for all purpose. Increase 2 Tb sugar to ¼ cup. Stir in 2 ts cinnamon along with eggs. After punching down dough, thoroughly knead in 1 cup raisins. Omit sesame seeds.
Canadian Living Nov/93