Bagels are Jewish-originated bread rings that are easy to make and very tasty.
They arrived in New York with the Jews at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries and started the trend of Bagel & Cream Cheese that initially spread throughout America and then all over the world, including Italy from the mid-’90s. They are the absolute stars of brunches and are exceptional filled with cream cheese and smoked salmon, but they can also be stuffed with cold cuts or even with jams and marmalades for a delicious sweet version.
Read how to make bagels with the easy recipe you will find below, as usual, right after the photo 😉
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 8 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven, Stove
- Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups water (warm)
- 0.42 oz fresh yeast
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- poppy seeds
- sesame seeds
- extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
Preparation of the Bagels
Crumble the fresh yeast into a bowl and add the sugar and warm water, stirring to dissolve the yeast and sugar.
Arrange the flour into a well and start gradually adding the water and yeast mixture, kneading to absorb the liquid and obtain a homogeneous dough.Add the salt and knead firmly until the dough is smooth, elastic, and not sticky (at most, add a little more flour).
Oil a bowl, place the dough in it, and seal the bowl with plastic wrap.
Let it rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size (it will take about an hour and a half in a turned-off oven).After rising, divide the dough into eight equal parts, forming a ball with each part.
With floured fingers, make a hole in the center of each ball and rotate to enlarge it until three fingers can pass through.
Place a pot full of water with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil on the stove.
Preheat the oven to 392°F (200°C) in ventilated mode.When the water reaches a boil, lower the heat and cook the bagels three at a time, for two minutes per side.
Remove them with a slotted spoon, drain them, and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Beat the egg in a small bowl and brush it over the bagels, then sprinkle them as desired with poppy seeds or sesame seeds, or leave them plain.Bake them for twenty to twenty-five minutes, until golden brown.
Remove from the oven, let them cool on a rack, and fill them according to your taste.
Notes
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