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Baking Bagels to a Beat!

Posted by on May 30th, 2010 | no comments home title

I try a new recipe, courtesy of Nigella Lawson. RECIPE FOR BAGELS from the book "How To Be A Domestic Goddess" -------------------------- 1 kg of white flour, plus more as necessary for kneading 1 tablespoon of salt 7grams of easy yeast or 15grams of fresh yeast 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for greasing 500mL warm water, plus more as needed 2 tablespoon of malt or sugar, for poaching the bagels 2-3 baking sheets, oiled or greased Sesame seeds, poppyseeds or finely diced onion optional -------------------------- 1. Combine the flour, salt and yeast together in a large bowl, add the sugar and the oil to the water. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the liquid, mixing to a dough with a spatula or wooden spoon. 2. Knead the dough either by hand or with dough hook, trying to add more flour if you can, dough is better drier than wetter, the dough will be stiff and hard work, even with the dough hook it takes 10 minutes. 3. Form the dough into a ball and put it into an oiled bowl, turning once to coat all around, then cover the bowl with clingfilm and leave it to rise for 1 hour. It should be well risen, and when you poke it with your finger , the impression should remain. 4. Punch the dough down and then give a good knead and divide into 3 pieces. Using your hands, roll each piece into a rope then cut each rope into 5 pieces. Roll each piece between the palms of your hands into a ball and then roll into another rope, curling to form ring ...