Recipe#2446

Title: Bagels 09

From: "Helen Watson" helen@hwatson.force9.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Bagels 
 Date: 31 Jul 1998 05:40:20 -0600 
 Message-ID: <01bdbaf7$215d6820$0100007f@localhost> 

Yield:  16 bagels
 225 ml milk 
 50 g butter  
 15 g sugar   
 1/2 teaspoon salt 
 1 1/2 teaspoons dried yeast  
 1 egg, separated
 400 g strong plain flour  
 1 teaspoon water   
 poppy seeds  
 Place milk in a small pan, heat until boiling.  Remove from heat,
 stir in butter, sugar and salt.  Stir until butter has melted.
 When lukewarm stir in yeast and leave to stand for 10 minutes until
 frothy.
 Beat egg white into yeast liquid and stir into the flour, mix to
 a soft dough.  Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth.
 Place in a greased polyethylene bag and leave in a warm place for
 about 1 hour, until doubled in size.
 Divide dough into 16 pieces, roll each one into a sausage shape
 and then shape into rings pinching the ends together.  Leave to
 rise for 10-15 minutes.
 Place a few bagels into a large pan of boiling water and cook for
 15 seconds until they puff up.  Drain and place on greased baking
 sheets.  Repeat with remaining bagels.
 Mix together the egg yolk and water and brush over the bagels.
 Sprinkle half the bagels with poppy seeds and bake at 200 C / 400
 F / Gas 6 for 20 minutes.  Serve split and buttered or with soft
 cheese.