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Sesame Seed Bagels

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Vegetables, Grains	Canadian	Breads	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	t	Sugar
1	c	Warm water
1	T	Dry yeast
2		Eggs
1	T	Vegetable oil
3 1/2	c	All-purpose flour, approx
2	t	Salt
16	c	Water
2	T	Sugar
1/2	c	Sesame or poppy seeds
1		Egg, beaten

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in water. Sprinkle yeast over
top. Let stand for 10 minutes til frothy. Whisk in eggs with oil.  Beat
in 2 cups of the flour, sugar and salt until smooth. Gradually  stir in
enough of the remaining flour to make a soft but not sticky  dough.
Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes til  smooth and
elastic and dough springs back when poked with finger.  Place in a
greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with  plastic wrap and
tea towel. Let rise in warm place for 1 -1 1/2 hours  or til doubled in
bulk. Punch down; knead several times. Divide into  12 equal pieces.
Roll each into a 12 inch rope, covering pieces with  towel while
working. Bring ends of dough together, overlapping by  about 1 inch and
stretching overlap around other end to meet  underneath. Pinch firmly
to seal. NOTE: Unless ends are pinched  together very firmly, they will
come apart in the water. Poaching  liquid. In a wide saucepan, bring
water to a boil; add sugar. Slip  bagels into water, 3-4 at a time;
cook over medium heat for 1 minute.  Using slotted spoon or spatula,
remove bagels to well greased or  parchment lined baking sheets. Glaze:
Place sesame seeds in a dish.  Brush bagels with egg. Dip bagels in
seeds. Return to baking sheet.  Bake at 400 F for 20-25 minutes or til
tops are golden and bottoms  sound hollow when tapped. Transfer to a
rack to cool.    Variation  Whole wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bagels:
Substitute 1 cup whole wheat  flour for all purpose.  Increase 2 Tb
sugar to 1/4 cup. Stir in 2 ts  cinnamon along with eggs. After
punching down dough, thoroughly knead  in 1 cup raisins. Omit sesame
seeds.  Canadian Living Nov/93  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 491 Calories From Fat: 260 Total Fat: 29.2g Cholesterol: 558mg Sodium: 4991.2mg Potassium: 363.4mg Carbohydrates: 35.4g Fiber: 3.2g Sugar: 29.9g Protein: 23.7g