Plain Bagels
delicious chewy and soft homemade bagels ready for any toppings you like
Ingredients
- 4 tsp yeast
- 2½ tsp sugar
- 2½ cup warm water
- 7 cup flour
- 3 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- add yeast sugar and water to your bowl, mix gently and wait 5 minutes to be sure your yeast has activated. you will know it is working when everything starts to get a bit foamy
- add flour and salt to the bowl then mix. if you are using a stand mixer add the dough hook and mix until the dough pulls away from the sides and starts to become more smooth. about 5 min
- remove dough from the bowl and kneed on a dry surface until the dough becomes tough and smooth
- place dough in an oiled bowl and cover, to rise in a warm place for 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.
- divide the dough into 16 balls the roll and form into bagel shapes.
- place bagels on a baking sheet and cover loosely with a towel to rise another 10 min
- preheat oven to 425℉
- in a large pot boil salted water over high heat
- place as many bagels as will fit without crowding the pot and let them boil for 1.5 minutes. 3 minutes for a chewier bagel
- place the boiled bagels on a baking sheet then bake in the pre heated oven for 20 min
- allow to cool completely on a cooling rack before cutting open to add toppings and enjoy
- store in an air-tight container once fully cooled.