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Bagels 7 Recipe

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Ingredients

2 tb Sugar
4 c All-purpose or bread flour
Poppy or sesame seeds
1 pk Active dry yeast
1/3 c Warm water
1 c Milk
1 ts Salt
Coarse salt, ,
1 Egg beaten with a little water,

Directions

Step #1 1.
Step #2 Sprinkle top the yeast over the warm water, stir, & let dissolve.
Step #3 2.
Step #4 Put the salt, flour, & 4 tsp of the sugar in food processor/blender bowl with dough blade.
Step #5 Pulse several times to mix well & aerate.
Step #6 3.
Step #7 mix yeast mixture & milk in a measuring c.
Step #8 With processor motor running, piur through feed tube.
Step #9 Knead until mixture balls together & is no longer sticky, about 60 seconds.
Step #10 Lightly flour alarge plastic bag, squeeze out the air, place the dough in it, and close the end of the bag with a twist tie.
Step #11 Let the dough rise until doubled, about 45 mins.
Step #12 Punch it down.
Step #13 (At this point the dough can be put in the fridged for up to 4 days.
Step #14 Bring it to about room temp before proceeding.
Step #15 ) 4.
Step #16 Let the dough rest for ten mins.
Step #17 Pull of pieces of dough to form 12 two inch balls.
Step #18 Poke a finger through the ball, making a hole the size of a golf ball.
Step #19 With fingers, shape the bagel evenly.
Step #20 Put the bagels on a cookie sheet, & let them rise until puffy, cover with oiled plastic wrap, about 30 mins.
Step #21 preheat your trusty oven to 400F degrees F.
Step #22 5.
Step #23 Bring 4 qts.
Step #24 water to boil in a wide pot.
Step #25 Add the remaining two tsps sugar.
Step #26 Poach the bagels, 3 or 4 at a time, for 30 seconds.
Step #27 Turn them & poach for 30 seconds more.
Step #28 Remove with slotted spoon, let drip briefly on towel & the place 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
Step #29 Brush each bagel with a little of the egg glaze.
Step #30 (At this point Sprinkle top on any of the optional salt or seeds.
Step #31 ) bake this until golden brown, about 15 mins.
Step #32 Cool on racks.
Step #33 --.
Enjoy the BAGELS 7 recipe