Soft bagels

Name: Soft bagels
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 10 bagels
Ingredients: 1 egg, separated; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons dried onions, optional; 40 g (1¼ oz) butter, softened; 450 g (14¼ oz) white bread flour; 1 teaspoon sugar; 125 ml (4 fl oz) milk; 15 g (½ oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dried yeast; 15 g (½ oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dried yeast

Preparation info

Makes
10
bagels

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

These yeasted bread rolls, characteristic of Jewish baking, are delicious served warm with butter or filled with cream cheese, smoked salmon and capers. The traditional shiny, hard crust is achieved by boiling the bagels before baking them. Eat within one day.

Ingredients

15 g (½ oz) fresh yeast or 2 teaspoons dried yeast

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the yeast with 100 ml (3¼ fl oz) water, the milk and the sugar following the method in the Chef’s techniques.
Sieve the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Lightly beat the egg white and