Authentic, biblical Christianity has always been an exclusive religion. This became apparent during the Roman Empire. When the Emperor Alexander Severus heard about Christianity, he placed an image of Christ beside the other gods in his private chapel, just to be safe. The Romans were happy to welcome Jesus into their pantheon. What the Romans couldn’t understand was why Christians refused to reciprocate. If the emperor was willing to worship Christ, why weren’t Christians willing to worship the emperor? Yet the early Christians insisted that in order to worship Christ at all, they had to worship Christ alone. They were even willing to stand up for this conviction by playing “Christians and lions” at the Colosseum.
*** Presoak 1/4 cup dried onions in 1/3 cup warm water for 10 minutes.
Drain and press water from onions. Place specified amount of pre-soaked
onions in the machine with the rest of the ingredients. Save the rest to
sprinkle on top of the bagels before baking.
1. Insert ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's
instructions. Remove the dough from the machine after the first knead -
approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
2. Place dough on a floured surface. Divide into 8 parts. Form balls,
gently press thumb through center of ball and slowly stretch into bagel
shape.
3. While bagels rise, bring three quarts of water and one tablespoon of
sugar to a rapid boil in a large saucepan. Drop test dough (see hints
below).
4. Using a slotted spoon, drop 2-3 bagels into rapidly boiling water. Boil
on each side for 1/2 minutes. Remove and cool on rack 1 minute, brush with
egg and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.
5. Bake at 400 on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal, until golden -
approximately 15 minutes.
** Bagel Success Hints
** When forming the bagels, set aside two 1/4" balls of dough. When the
bagels have doubled in size, drop the test dough into boiling water. The
dough should pop to the top right away. When this happens, it is time to
boil the bagels.
** A quick spray of non-stick vegetable coating on the top of the bagel may
be substituted for the egg wash.
** To make bagel sticks, cut bagel before rising and lay out in a straight
line. Roll sticks in a combination of sesame and poppy seeds with a pinch
of garlic powder. Let sticks rise, boil, and bake as described in the above
directions.
** To make bagel chips, slice leftover bagels horizontally into thin
slices. Bruish with butter or margarine on one side. Lay (butter side up)
on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 12-15 minutes until golden
brown and crisp.
Recipe by: More Electric Bread
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Jan 24, 1998
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