Plain Bagel | Homemade Plain Bagel Recipe [Soothing Baking]

active dry yeast

🥗Healthier: fresh yeast

💰Cheaper: instant yeast

Fresh yeast is less processed, while instant yeast is often cheaper and easier to use.

sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar is less refined, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Add water, bread flour, salt, granulated sugar, and dry yeast into the stand mixer.

Allow the mixer to knead the dough for 5-10 minutes using medium speed.

Add softened butter when the dough gets smooth.

Continue to knead the dough until the gluten starts to develop (not necessary to pass the windowpane test).

Divide the dough into 6 portions evenly.

Roll each piece into a ball, rest for 15 minutes.

Take one dough, roll out into an oval shape.

Flip the dough over, and roll it up.

Flatten the end on one side, connect the other end to make the ring shape. Make sure the two ends stick together.

Place shaped bagels on separate baking sheets, ferment until 1.5x in size.

Boil 1L water and 50g granulated sugar.

Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer.

Carefully add the bagels, boil each side for 20 seconds, and place them back.

Bake in the preheated oven at 200 C for 20 minutes.

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