Bagels, the famous New Yorkan! Bagels are one of the most popular bakery products in New York cities. In case you tasted them in you travel to New York and you want the recipe, get a pen and a paper and write (or more logically, select via your mouse) the following:
1- Things you’ll need:
They differ according to the bagels type, but here’s a common recipe ingredients for plain bagels:
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 qt. boiled water
- 1 1/2 oz. sugar
- 1/2 oz. salt
- 1 egg white
- 2 packages yeast
- 3 1/2 cups bread flour
2- Mix them up: That’s the easy/fun part, just put tem all together to form the dough. Basically you’ll have to knead it for 5 minutes, but in other recipes you may require more time/effort !
3- Let the dough have some rest: Like any other dough, it has to have its time to rest, and ferment! Put the dough in a big blow and cover it. The basic bagel needs few hours for a rest, other bagels are lazier and need more time to get up from bowls!
4- Shape it: Get the dough out of the bowl and shape it either into the traditional bagel shape (a round shape with a central hole) or any shape you like. You can even write your name!
5- Another ‘cool’ rest: Place the bagels on a cookie sheet and store in the fridge for around 12 hours or overnight (again, check your bagel recipe for the specific amount of time to let the bagels have there ‘cool’ rest!).
6- It’s boiling time: Here comes the role of the ingredient: boiling water. After you get the bagels out of the fridge boil each for several minutes. The ‘secret recipe’ appears here by the way through your additives to the boiling water. Some recipes suggest adding honey or baking soda.
Know you know what to eat in New York for a snack.
7- Dry and bake: Give your bagels some time to dry after you pick them up from the boiling water. Use the time of drying to heat your oven between 350 and 450 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s a typical temperature and the typical time is simply your sense!
