Bread Machine Bagels

Name: Bread Machine Bagels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 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); 1 egg, mixed with; 2 tablespoons water; poppy seed (optional); sesame seeds (optional)

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Recipe by mary winecoff

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.

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READY IN: 1hr

YIELD: 10 bagels

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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

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