Description
Homemade sesame bagels recipe, these delicious buns are perfect for your homemade sandwiches (for 10 bagels)
Ingredients
Dough
- 750 g (6 cups) Flour
- 1 bag Instant yeast - about 10 g
- 4 tsp. salt
- 380 ml (1 2/3 cups) Water - lukewarm or milk
- 2 1/2 tbsp. Brown sugar
- 30 ml (1/4 cup) Olive oil
Water bath
- 3 liters Water
- 1 tbsp. Brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. Salt
Instructions
- Rehydrate the dry yeast by mixing it with the brown sugar in warm water and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Place the flour and salt in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook and mix at medium speed.
- Add the other ingredients while leaving the mixer running, the olive oil and then the mixture of water, sugar and baking powder, then increase to medium-high speed and knead for 5 to 7 minutes until you have a smooth and supple dough.
- Place your dough on a floured work surface and divide it into 10 smooth, round balls.
- Cover with a cloth and let rest for 20 minutes.
- To shape the bagels, take one ball and pinch your thumb in the center to make a hole in the middle, then run your fingers through the hole and roll up into a ring shape.
- Place your bagels on a baking sheet covered with a cloth and let them grow for about 1 hour and a half, the bagels should double in size.
- In a large saucepan, bring the water and brown sugar to a boil, then lower the heat (the water should be just simmering).
- Gently dip 2 bagels at a time, turn them over after 1 minute and leave them in the water for another 30 seconds before removing them with a skimmer and placing them back on your baking sheet.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds while they are still wet.
- Preheat your oven to 410°F /210°C and bake the bagels for about 25 minutes until they are golden brown on top.
- Let them cool a bit before moving them to a cooling rack.
- Enjoy as a sandwich with the toppings of your choice.
Notes
Storage: Up to 5 days at room temperature under a cloth or in a storage box and up to 3 months in the freezer.
You can replace the water with milk for a softer crumb.