Bagel Recipe
Delicious, tender and chewy bagels
Servings: 9 Bagels
Calories: 1kcal
Ingredients
Poolish
- 176 g Flour I use ABC+ which is a 11.5% white flour
- 176 g Water
- 1/8 tsp Instant Yeast
Final Dough
- 345 g Poolish
- 135 g Water COLD - keep in fridge until ready
- 7 g Instant Yeast
- 23 g Sugar
- 362 g Flour I use ABC+ (11.5%)
- 28 g Vital Wheat Gluten VWG
- 6 g Diastatic Malt
- 11 g Salt
Instructions
Poolish
- Make the poolish by thoroughly combining the flour, water and yeast.
- Allow it to stand at room temperature for 12 hours or longer, until it is risen and very bubbly.
Make the final dough
- Add all ingredients together.
- Mix in KitchenAid mixer for 3 minutes on speed 2. Stop and let it rest for 5 minutes, flip the dough over in the bowl so it mixes more evenly. Mix another 7 minutes. If using a spiral mixer, mix 5 minutes speed 1 and 5-6 minutes speed 2 until improved - intense mix.
- Bulk fermentation for 1 hour minutes at room temperature.
- Divide the dough into about 9 pieces, 100 g each. Allow the balls to rest covered for 15 minutes.
- Add any additional ingredients to flavor your bagel like cinnamon/raisins, Parmesan, garlic/onion, honey, olives, blue cheese, etc..
- Shape each ball into a bagel shape. Flatten according to preference (see notes in detailed recipe below).
- Allow to proof for 45 minutes covered. Start your oven and get a flat pan of water boiling.
- Boil bagels for 1 minutes, then flip them over and boil another minute (2 min total).
- Place on baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bake at 425°F for 14-15min until evenly browned. Flip over and rotate throughout the bake a few times to assure uniform baking.
Notes
By mixing and then stopping after a few minutes, it allows your mixer to cool down. It also gives the gluten a chance to relax, which takes some strain off your mixer's motor. Keep in mind that bagel dough will put a lot of strain on your mixer and there is a risk it could cause permanent damage.
Also keep mindful of the fact that you are taking things in and out of boiling water, so be extra careful not to burn yourself!