Categories: Breads- Rolls- Biscuits- Corn bread

Ingredients

• 4 1/4 to 4 3/4 cups bread flour
• 1 pg. active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups warm water (120 to 130 degrees)
• 3 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup semolina or cornmeal

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast. Ass the water,, sugar and salt. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed for 30 seconds. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. By hand, stir in as much remaining flour as you can.

2. Turn dough onto floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff, smooth, and elastic dough ( 6 to 8 minutes). Divide dough into 12 portions and shape into smooth balls. Cover dough and let rest for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly grease a baking sheet.

3. Working quickly, punch a hole in the center of each ball. Pull center of dough gently and evenly to make a 2-inch hole. Place on baking sheet; cover and let rise 20 minutes (start timing after the first bagel is shaped).

4. While bagels are rising, in a 12-inch skillet bring 6 cups of water to boiling. Preheat broiler.

5. Broil bagels 5 inches from heat 3 to 4 minutes, turning once (tops should not brown). Turn off broiler; preheat oven to 375 degrees.

6. Lower six bagels, one at a time, into boiling water. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 7 minutes, turning once.

7. Remove bagels with slotted spatula; set on paper towels. Repeat with remaining bagels.

8. Sprinkle clean baking sheet with semolina or cornmeal. Place bagels on baking sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 25 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.

9. Variations:

10. Onion or Garlic Bagels:

11. Prepare as directed, except stir 2 Tbsp. dried minced onion or 2 to 3 tsp. dried minced garlic into flour mixture. Soak additional onion or garlic in water; drain and sprinkle on tops of bagels before baking.

12. Dill Bagels:

13. Prepare as directed, except stir 2 to 3 teaspoons dried dillweed into the flour mixture.

14. Poppyseed Bagels:

15. Prepare as directed, except stir 2 Tbsp. poppyseed into the flour mixture. Sprinkle tops of bagels with additional poppyseed before baking, if desired.

16. Sesame Bagels:

17. Prepare the bagel dough as directed; stir 2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seed into the flour mixture. Before baking, sprinkle tops of bagels with additional toasted sesame seeds.

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