Homemade bagels

Name: Homemade bagels
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g strong white bread flour; 7g sachet fast action dried yeast; 2 tsp salt; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 280ml warm water; 1 tbsp honey; 1 egg, beaten; 2 tbsp sesame seeds

Chewy bagels that are boiled before baking. Top with sesame seeds or leave plain.

Time2 hr
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.25 a head
Oven220°C (200°C fan)

8 bagels

Ingredients

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500 gstrong white bread flour
7 gsachet fast action dried yeast
2 tspsalt
1 tbspcaster sugar
280 mlwarm water
1 tbsphoney
1eggbeaten
2 tbspsesame seeds

Method

1
Mix the flour, yeast, salt and sugar, then stir in the water to form a stiff dough. Knead for 10 minutes.
10 min
2
Cover and rise for 1 hour until doubled.
60 min
3
Divide into 8 pieces. Roll each into a ball, poke a hole through the middle and stretch to a ring.
4
Rest the rings for 15 minutes while you heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan) and bring a wide pan of water with the honey to a gentle boil.
15 min
5
Boil the bagels 2 or 3 at a time for 1 minute each side. Drain on a rack.
2 min
6
Brush with egg, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake on lined trays for 20 minutes until deep golden.
20 min

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