Homemade Bagels

Ingredients: 

• 530g flour


• 1 tablespoon (12g) caster sugar


• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt


• 1 tablespoon (15ml) vegetable oil


• 2 teaspoons (7.5g) dried yeast


• 300-350ml warm water

• Prep time: about 1 hour 15 mins


• Oven time: 20 mins at 220

 

 

 

Instructions: 

• Mix the dough using the above ingredients and knead for a full 10 minutes until smooth


• Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces and let it rest for 20 minutes


• Take each piece and roll it into a 'snake', roughly the same length as the width of both hands


• Wrap a snake around one hand, with the ends meeting on the palm, then smush and roll the ends together, working it into as smooth a ring as possible


• Once all the rings are formed, leave to rest for 20 minutes and bring to the boil a large pan of unsalted water


• Place the bagels in the water, as many at a time as possible without the bagels touching


• Cook for 1 minute, then flip over in the water and cook the other side for 1 minute then remove immediately


• Once out of the water, allow the bagels to dry a little before placing them on a lightly-oiled baking tray


• Bake for 10 minutes, then flip over and bake the other side for a further 10 mins


• Mazeltov! Delicious, homemade bagels!

N.B. If you wish to top the bagels with poppy seeds or whatever, then this should be done after the boiling stage and the bagels placed topping-side-up for the first 10 minutes in the oven.