No-fail Bagels

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Place yeast in glass with 1/2 cup warm water.  Stir in sugar until
yeast is disolved.  Let stand for 5 minutes, until foamy on top. Pour
this mixture into a bowl and add 2 cups lukewarm water. Stir in salt.
Add the 5 1/2 cups flour a cup at a time, mixing with a wooden spoon
to blend after each addition.  Dough will be sticky.  Spread 1/4 cup of
the remaining flour on a work surface. Place dough  on flour.  Place
1/4 cup flour on top of the dough.  Begin kneading slowly until the
flour  comes together with the rest  of the dough.  Knead vigorously
for 15 minutes. You may have to add  several tablespoons of flour if
the mixture is sticky.  Use a sharp knife dipped in flour cut the dough
into 16 equal  portions. Roll each portion into a ball. Poke your
thumbs through the  center to make a hole about the size of a quarter.
Spread 1/4 cup cornmeal on each of two trays or cutting boards and
place 8 formed bagels on each about 1 inch apart. Cover with a clean
dish towel and place in a warm draft free spot for 45 minutes to rise.
Remove towel and place trays of bagels in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Boil 3 cups water in a large pot.  Spread
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal on 2 cookie sheets.  Place bagels four at a
time into the boiling water. The perfect bagel  should sink to the
bottom and rise immediatly. Boil about 4 minutes  turning about every
30 seconds. Don't worry if your bagels don't sink  to the bottom;
however if they sink to the bottom and lie there, wait  until they
flost to the top before timing the 4 minutes.  Remove bagels with a
slotted spoon and place on a clean towel for a  few seconds to drain
excess water. Place 8 bagels on each cookie  sheet.  You can now add a
favorite topping sesame, garlic or onion if  desired. Bake 35 minutes
or until golden. Remove bagels from cookie  sheet and let them cool on
a wire rack. From: Gary Fricke

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 201
Calories From Fat: 8
Total Fat: <1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 365.9mg
Potassium: 62.5mg
Carbohydrates: 40.7g
Fiber: 1.5g
Sugar: <1g
Protein: 6.5g