Create Your Own Homemade Bagels: The Perfect Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 Package Instant Yeast
• 2 teaspoons Salt
• 3 ½ Cups Bread Flour
• 4 teaspoons Sugar
• 1 ¼ Cups Water

Instructions

• 1 Begin by placing flour and salt in a mixing bowl and stirring them together.
  Then, set this mixture aside.
• 2 In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and water and stir until the sugar is
  fully dissolved. Stir in the Yeast.
• 3 Next, add the yeast and sugar water to the flour/salt mixture. Mix the
  ingredients together using a mixer's dough hook attachment. You can also mix
  everything by hand on a countertop, but using a mixer makes the process much
  easier.
• 4 As the dough starts to come together and form a ball, sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons
  of flour in the bowl and continue to let the dough hook stir on the lowest
  setting. If the dough is sticky, add more flour, one tablespoon at a time. Knead
  the dough on the lowest setting for 6 to 7 minutes until it becomes firm and
  elastic.
• 5 Cover the dough ball in a greased bowl with a damp towel. Let it rise for 1
  hour.
• 6 After the dough has risen, punch it down and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
• 7 Cut the dough into portions. 
• 8 Form each portion into a ball and poke your finger through the center to form
  the bagel hole.
• 9 Lightly stretch the dough around the hole until the hole is about an inch wide. 
  Set aside. 
• 10 Form the rest of the bagels.  After all the bagels are formed, let them rest for
  10 minutes.
• 11 Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once the water is boiling, add the bagels,
  but don’t overcrowd the pot. Work in batches and let the bagels float. Boil the
  bagels for 1 minute, flip them in the water, and boil the other side for 1
  minute.
• 12 Remove the bagels from the boiling water and place them on a parchment-lined
  cookie sheet. Immediately top the bagels with your favorite seasoning.
• 13 Once all the bagels are boiled and topped, bake them at 425 degrees for 25
  minutes.
• 14 Finally, enjoy your freshly baked bagels with your favorite toppings!

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