How to Make Homemade Chewy Asiago Bagels

Add warm water to bowl, and pour yeast atop water. Sprinkle in sugar, then mix well.

Add vegetable oil, 2 cups of flour, and salt, and mix again.

Keep adding flour. Mix thoroughly on low speed after each addition until it makes a stiff dough. Knead seven minutes until dough is smooth.

Cover bowl with a dampened kitchen towel. Let the dough rise for 15 minutes.

Form bagels, approximately 3 ounces per bagel. Roll dough into a circle. Poke a hole in the center and work bagel around until smooth with a good sized hole.

Place on a silpat lined cookie sheet. Repeat until the dough is gone.

Let bagels rise covered by a damp kitchen towel for 20 minutes.

Near the end, heat a large pot of water with 2 quarts of water with 2 tablespoons baking soda (optional) and a tablespoon sugar.

Add 3-4 risen bagels carefully into barely boiling water.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

After two minutes in water, flip the bagels over to boil 2 minutes on the other side.

Repeat in batches. As bagels finish boiling, grate cheese over freshly boiled bagels.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.

Serve immediately, or let cool on wire racks. Eat them within a day or so to maintain freshness; these will freeze well.

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