Old Fashioned Onion Bialys

Name: Old Fashioned Onion Bialys
Yield: Makes 12-16
Ingredients: Cornmeal for baking sheet (approximately ¼ cup); 1½ tablespoons poppy seeds; 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt; 1 cup finely minced fresh onion; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 5 - 5½ cups bread flour; 2½ teaspoons salt; Egg, beaten with 2 tablespoons water; 1½ cups warm water; 5 teaspoons sugar; 5 teaspoons instant yeast

Preparation info

Makes
12-16

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Best Bagels

By Marcy Goldman

Published 2018

About

Bialys are the bagel’s first cousin. It’s a disk of bagel dough with a slight depression in its center, topped with diced onions and poppy seeds. Bialys are amazingly rustic, chewy and addictive. If you like bagels, you’ll love bialys!

Ingredients

Dough

1½ cups warm water
5 teaspoons instant yeast
5

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

In a mixer bowl, whisk together water yeast and sugar. Stir in one cup of the flour and salt. Add most of remaining flour and stir with a wooden spoon to make a soft mass. Attach dough hook and knead on slow 10-12 minutes, adding in more flour as required. Allow dough to rest, covered with a tea towel for about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, line two large baking sheets with baking parchment and lightl