Recipe
Ingredients:
Boiled Simple Bagels
There are times in life when I just don’t need something
fancy or super complicated food, to feel exited with. There are some food, that
don’t have some extraordinary ingredients and that still make me so happy and
excited to have. These Boiled Simple Bagels are just one of those simple but
jet so tasty meals that amazed me every time I made them…
In those Sundays mornings, when I get up early, I want to
bake something. Baking was one of those thing that I felt terrified by, but the
more I baked the more I realized that it doesn’t have to be so complicated of
frightening, because as soon you figure out the basics it easy as one, two,
three.
It feels like I haven’t baked for ages so this Saturday was
the day to cover for all my missed ones. I made these Boiled Bagels together
with my Soft buns that are the best with some butter on top.
I love Bagels in all flavors, but these really simple ones,
with some yogurt, is my favorite way to have a bagel…
500g flour
1 tsp dry yeast
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
200 g sesame + 1 tsp salt (the salt part is optional, but I
love the saltiness on the top of the bagels)
For the boiling part:
1 l water
8-10 tbsp sugar
Method:
- Heat the oven at 200 degrees and line one baking sheet with parchment paper.
- With lukewarm water make dough out from the flour, yeast, salt and 1 tbsp sugar. Mix it with your hands until you have a soft, but not sticky dough. Then knead for 10 mins until the dough feels smooth and elastic.
- Roll the dough as thick as you want your bagels (I want them thin but my mother wants them thick so I made from both) and then using a cup ( large one and a small one) cut the dough into round shapes. Continue rolling and cutting until you use the whole dough.
- In a pot caramelize the other sugar until lightly brown. Then pour in 1 l of water and cook until it starts to boil, then lower the heat and let it just simmer.
- Next boil each of the bagels for around 2 minutes into the caramelized water (First the bagels will be at the bottom of the pan, but as they start to cook you will notice that they will float).
- Roll each of the boiled bagels into the sesame and place them into a lined baking sheet.
- Cook them until they get that lovely golden color.
- They are best with feta cheese and yogurt.
- Enjoy…
