Ingredients
Weight/ Volume |
Ingredients | Volumetric Measure |
---|---|---|
600g | Laucke Crusty White Bread mix | 3-3/4 cups |
2g | Barley Malt (ex Brew Shop) | 0.5 teaspoon |
5g | Yeast | 1.6 teaspoons |
300ml | Water | 1-1/5 cup |
Method
- Use your bread machine or a suitable mixer to mix ingredients and knead the dough, or alternatively knead by hand. The dough will be quite firm and some bread machines may struggle to mix it.
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with cling film and allow to rest for 20 mins.
- Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured bench and divide the dough into desired sized pieces between 50g – 150g.
- Lightly round the pieces and roll into short sausage shape. Place on and cover with damp cloth for 10 minutes to let the gluten relax.
- Starting with the first shaped dough piece extend the sausage shape long enough to form a nice circle leaving a hole in the centre. Form a small point on each end touch on damp cloth, overlap slightly and mould together to form the bagel shape.
- Place the bagels on a pre-greased tray or a board sprinkled with semolina, leaving enough room for expansion. Appearance is enhanced if any seam or ragged surface is turned to the bottom. Place the tray in a humid draught free environment. Don’t allow the dough to develop a “skin” on the surface. Covering them with plastic will help prevent this.
- The bagels should be ready after approximately 40 mins. To determine if it is ready, gently poke your finger into a bagel. The dough should spring back slowly and still leave a small indentation.
- If you wish to boil your bagels they can be carefully placed in boiling water with some maple syrup in it and boiled for 2 minutes and then drained and transferred to a baking tray for baking.
- Pre heat the oven to 225°C. Place the bagels into the oven then lightly spray (mist) them with water. Turn the oven temperature down to 200˚C and bake for 15-20mins.
- Another way of generating steam in the oven is to place a baking dish with a pizza stone in it in the bottom of the oven before pre-heating. After placing the bagels in the oven pour some near boiling water (a few cups) into the baking dish and close the oven door.
- It is safer to leave the baking dish and stone in the oven until cooled down.
Helpful Hints
- Tepid water will help your dough to rise.
- The amount of water suggested should produce a firm, smooth dough that can be readily handled by hand after thorough kneading in a machine, and a rest. If the dough is too tight, add more water.
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