Basic Egg Bagels

Total Time: 1 hr 34 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 34 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast in water. add sugar and salt, dissolve. lightly beat in the 1 eggs. stir well. add 2 cups of flour, stirring to make a smooth thin dough. then add remainder of flour to make a stiff dough. knead this dough 15 minutes. then set aside covered to rise for 40 minutes.
• 2 divide the dough into 10 equal parts and knead each separately to form a small ball. push a floured finger through the center of each and twirl it around your finger to make a bagel with about a 1 to 1 1/2" hole and an outer diameter of about 3". let rise for 20 minutes.
• 3 bring to boil 3 qts. water with 1 tablespoon sugar in it. boil 4-5 bagels at a time for 4 minutes each, turning carefully. dry on a paper towel. mix the egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water, beat well, and brush the bagels with the mixture. bake 20-30 minutes at 400of (until brown). don't expose to direct fire in the oven.