Whole Wheat Christmas Bagels
the perfect breakfast food for Christmas morning is a delicious warm right out of the oven bagel
Ingredients
- 2 tsp yeast
- 1½ tsp sugar
- 1¼ cup warm water
- 3½ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- gel food colouring red and green
Instructions
- add warm water, yeast and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and let rest until you see the bubbles begin to form. This will let you know that the yeast you are using is still active and you can proceed to the next step.
- add flour and salt then using the dough hook attachment mix the dough until it begins to form a ball and pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- remove dough from the bowl and using a bench scraper divide the dough into 2 equal pieces.
- add desired food colouring to each piece. for the sake of this recipe, I used a green and red food dye.
- Wear gloves and be careful not to stain your counter knead the dough until the colouring has been mixed evenly into the dough. it might look a bit splotchy but that is ok. As it rises and bakes it will get darker and more even.
- place both colours of dough into a bowl prepared with a bit of cooking spray. one colour on top of the other.
- cover with a towel and place in a warm spot in your kitchen to rise for 1 hour
- once dough has risen and doubled in size remove from the bowl and divide into 8 equal parts.
- roll and twist the dough to create a twisted candy cane effect to the bagel
- place on a baking sheet and allow to rest for 10 min.
- preheat the oven to 425℉
- in a large and shallow pot, fill with water and bring to a rolling boil then ass salt
- carefully float each bagel into the pot of boiling water. add only as many as will fit without overcrowding and leaving room for the bagels to grow and expand.
- boil the bagels for 1.5 - 3 minutes. Boiling for a longer amount of time will result in a chewier bagel. This is personal preference.
- using a slotted spoon remove each bagel from the pot of water ad place on a lined baking pan.
- continue to boil the remaining bagels until you have finished them all
- bake the boiled bagels in the oven for 20 min
- remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool completely before cutting them open and serving with your favourite bagel toppings.