Bagels

Name: Bagels
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams sachet fast-action dried yeast; 500 grams strong white flour, plus a little extra for shaping; 2 Tbsps light brown sugar; 1 serving a little oil, for greasing; 1 Tbsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 egg white, to glaze; 1 serving seeds for the topping

Bagels might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 3g of fat, and It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Mix the yeast with 300ml lukewarm water.

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Water

Yeast

Put the flour, sugar and 1 tsp salt in a large bowl and mix together.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Pour over the yeasty liquid and mix into a rough dough.

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Dough

Tip out onto the work surface and knead together until smooth and elastic this should take around 10 mins.

Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a piece of oiled cling film.

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Dough

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Bowl

Place in a warm area and leave until doubled in size, about 1 hr, then uncover and tip onto your work surface.

Divide the dough into 10 portions and form into balls I like to weigh them to make sure that theyre all the same size. Line up on 2 parchment-lined baking trays and cover lightly with cling film.

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Dough

Leave for around 30 mins or until risen and puffy, then remove the cling film.

Use a floured finger to make a hole in the centre of each bagel, swirling it around to stretch the dough a little, but being careful not to knock out too much air.

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Bagel

Dough

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas

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Oven

Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the bicarbonate of soda to alkalise the water (see tip, below left).

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Baking Soda

Water

Place 1-2 of the bagels in the water at a time and boil for 1 min (2 mins if you want a chewier bagel), turning over halfway through. Using a slotted spoon, lift out the bagels, drain well and place back on the baking tray.

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Bagel

Water

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