Finnish bagels

Name: Finnish bagels (Vesirinkilät)
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup lukewarm water; 1 packet active dried yeast or 25 g/1 oz fresh yeast; 1 packet active dried yeast or 25 g/1 oz fresh yeast; 60 ml/4 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 60 ml/4 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 eggs, plus beaten egg to glaze; 2 eggs, plus beaten egg to glaze; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 450 g/1 lb/4 cups strong white bread flour

Vesirinkilät

Preparation info

Makes about
12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Finland

By Anja Hill

Published 2007

About

Originating in eastern Europe, bagels are a popular snack in Finland. The dough is shaped into a ring and boiled in water, rather than left to rise, and then baked in the oven. This gives a chewy texture to the bread.

Ingredients

175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup lukewarm water
1 p

Europe
Finland
Snack
Vegetarian
Nordic

Method

Put the water, yeast and 1.5 ml/¼ tsp sugar in a large bowl and blend together, then leave for stand for 10 minutes, until bubbles form.
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