Method
1) Take the warm water, add sugar and yeast to it. Mix. Cover and let it sit for 10 minutes. The yeast mixture will rise and become frothy.
2) Add salt to the bread flour, mix. Pour the yeast mixture over the flour and mix it well. Knead the dough either using a stand mixer or hands for 10 minutes. After the kneading is done, the dough will become tacky, though won't be much sticky. Brush a bowl with oil, place dough in it and turn it around such that the dough is covered with a thin layer of oil. Cover the bowl and put it aside for an hour for proving.
3) Once the dough is proved, dust the work surface with flour and put the dough on it. Knead it once and form a ball. Divide it into 8 equal pieces.
4) Make a smooth ball from each of these 8 pieces and put it on a tray lined with parchment paper. You can make a smooth ball either using the surface or hands. Pull the sides and tuck to the bottom of the ball. Cover it. Leave it for 10 minutes.After 10 minutes, flatten each of the balls gently, put it back on the tray and using a cake decorating nozzle or any sharp object (as shown in the picture), drill a hole in the middle. If you don't have a nozzle, you can also dip your index finger and thumb in flour and make a hole right in the center of the dough disc.
5) Poaching the bagels or giving it a Waterbath:
Cut parchment paper into 8 pieces - one for each bagel. Lightly brush some oil on each of these pieces.
Heat about 3 quarts of water in a wide-bottomed vessel. Add 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoon baking soda. Bring it to a boil. Once the water has boiled, turn the heat down to bring the water to simmer. Add each of the bagels one by one in the water. Boil it on each side for 1 minute and then turn it around gently with a slotted spoon. Once boiled on the other side, gently remove the bagels on the oiled parchment paper piece. Place these bagels on an oven-safe baking sheet/baking tray.
6) Baking:
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the tray of bagels in the oven for 20 minutes. Once the bagels are out of the oven, gently brush them with butter. This step is optional.
Enjoy warm bagels right out of the oven!
For making bagel sandwich:
Slice the bagel. Toast it (optional). Spread cream cheese, butter, hummus or any spread of your choice on these slices.Top it with salad greens, cherry tomato slices, avocado. Drizzle it with melon seeds or any seeds of your choice. This adds a nice crunch to your sandwich. Finish it with a sprinkle of salt & pepper. Enjoy !!
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