Bagels

Name: Bagels
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: Makes 10 bagels
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons olive oil; 3 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons malt syrup or sugar syrup; 1½ teaspoons salt; sesame seeds and poppy seeds are the most traditional, but you can experiment with other things; 3 teaspoons malt syrup or sugar syrup; 3 litres (105 fl oz/12 cups) water; 3 teaspoons potato starch; 375 ml (13 fl oz/1½ cups) lukewarm water (or 400 ml/14 fl oz if you add the wheat gluten, see note); 750 g (1 lb 10 oz/5 cups) strong flour; 1½ teaspoons dried yeast

Preparation info

Makes
10
bagels

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

This iconic wheel-shaped bread was first brought to New York by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Authentic, fresh, bagels are still quite rare outside of New York, which is why some of us like to make our own.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

750 g (1 lb 10 oz/5 cups) st

Method

The Dough

Combine the dry ingredients and beat together the wet ingredients. Combine the two mixtures and knead vigorously for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. Divide the dough into 10 equal portions and form into small balls.