A bagel a day keeps the sadness away
I fell in love with bagels just during the pandemic. There was only one place serving bagels and it wasn’t that popular. Even these days, where I used to live, bagels are slowly gaining more popularity. So, it’s not that easy to find unlike in some countries.
Once I got to taste bagels, I just couldn't stop eating them. 2 years ago, three plain bagels cost about $4. If you add some bacon or any fillings and sauces, that’s around $6/bagel. Costly isn’t it?
So, at one point I learned how to make it. I wasn’t as good as today though because I followed a recipe from Joshua Weissman without thinking of my environment and temperature. You can see how complicated the process was in this blog A Classic Homemade Bagel Recipe. Long story short, today I finally made a real bagel, a good one that’s rising and not too complicated.
Anyone can really make bagels and if you have never tried bagel in your entire lives just like I did, this is how to do it.
This will yield about 4 small sized bagels with each of the bagels weighing around 87gr.
Ingredients
200 gr of bread flour
3gr salt
3gr of yeast
3g sugar
100 gr of warm water
For boiling
3gr of baking soda
3 gr of brown sugar (optional)
How to’s
- Mix 200 gr of bread flour, 3gr salt, 3gr of yeast, 3g sugar using a hand mixer
- Slowly add warm water while the mixer is still mixing all the ingredients
- Mix everything until they are stretchy and properly combined
- Cover and rest for 30 minutes
- While waiting for the dough to rest, boil a water and add baking soda and 3gr of brown sugar
- Once the resting is over, divide the balls into 4 same size, shape it round and rest for 10 minutes
- While the water mixture is boiling, add the bagels inside and flip it for a minute each, strain them.
- Transfer into a baking tray, sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning or just sesame seeds.
- Bake for 25 minutes in a gas oven or until it turns golden brown.
I use taro flavorings in some of my bagels for the fun of it. That is why they have that purple color to it. You can definitely skip that and go with the plain ones. You can halve them and also fill it with any fillings you like. I was using mayo because that’s all I have. Bagel is a very versatile bread that’s so filling and great to pair with other savory ingredients and even sweet ones.
Today I was pairing it with cinnamon latte. To make this latte all you have to do is simply simmer a stick of cinnamon in your preferred milk. Then brew the coffee and add the infused cinnamon into the mixture. They are best served hot and so good when it’s combined with these homemade bagels.
So, with this recipe, you can start your bagel adventure!
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