Bread Machine Bagels

The boys like to help me shape the bagels. We come up with quite a few unusual shapes. These are quick and easy. We toast them and serve them for breakfast with cream cheese.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 10 bagels

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄8 cups  lukewarm water
• 3 1⁄2 cups bread flour
• 3 1⁄3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)

• Egg Wash

• 1  egg, mixed with
• 2  tablespoons water
•  poppy seed (optional)
•  sesame seeds (optional)

Directions

1. Measure first 5 ingredients into bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
2. Select dough setting.
3. When cycle is completed, remove the dough from the machine.
4. Place dough on a floured surface.
5. Divide into 10 parts.
6. Form into balls, gently press thumb through center of ball and slowly stretch into bagel shape.
7. Place on a greased baking sheet, cover with a damp cloth and set in a warm place to rise.
8. Bring three quarts of water and one tablespoon of sugar to a rapid boil in a large sauce pan.
9. Using a slotted spoon, drop 2 to 3 bagels into rapidly boiling water.
10. Boil on each side for 1 to 2 minutes.
11. Remove and cool on wire rack 1 minute.
12. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.
13. Bake at 400 degrees on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal until golden.