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Bread Machine Basic Bagels

Bread Machine Basic Bagels Ingredients: water, bottled, generic wheat flours, bread, unenriched sugars, brown salt, table leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry Directions: Insert ingredients in bread machine ac...

Bread Machine Basic Bagels

Ingredients:
water, bottled, generic
wheat flours, bread, unenriched
sugars, brown
salt, table
leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry

Directions:
Insert ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
Remove the dough from the machine after the first knead - approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
Place dough on a floured surface.
Divide into 5 parts.
Form balls, gently press thumb through center of ball and slowly stretch into bagel shape.
While bagels rise, bring three quarts of water and one tablespoon of sugar to a rapid boil in a large saucepan.
Drop test dough (see hints below).
Using a slotted spoon, drop 2 to 3 bagels into rapidly boiling water.
Boil on each side for 1/2 minutes.
Remove and cool on rack 1 minute, brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.
Bake at 400 on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal, until golden - approximately 15 minutes.