Recipe#908

Title: Bagels 03

From: Country Gourmet oselands@countrygourmet.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Bread Machine Bagels 
 Date: 11 Nov 1997 18:06:36 -0700 
 Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19971109035644.00843ea0@earthlink.net> 

3/4 cup water + 2 tbsp
 1 teaspoon lemon juice
 3/4 teaspoon salt
 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
 2 1/2 cups bread flour
 1 3/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
 1 whole egg, beaten
 Place ingredients in bread machine, use dough setting, when setting
 completed remove dough from pan (if not using a bread machine,
 knead dough for ~5 minutes and let rise in warm place).
 Place dough on lightly floured surface. Punch and knead for 5-10
 minutes until smooth. Cut into 5 equal pieces. From each piece form
 a ball and make a hole in each using your thumbs. Stretch until
 smooth and hole is about 1 inch.  Place bagels on greased baking
 sheet and let rise covered for 10 minutes.  Heat oven to 400F, boil
 6 cups of water in a large saucepan or skillet. Cook bagels 2 at
 the time for 3 minutes turning once. Place bagels on greased sheet.
 Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with favorite toppings. Bake at
 400F for 20-25 minutes until deep golden brown. Cool on a wire
 rack.