Bagles

Bagles

Brian Lagerstrom Watch it .gravy
bread
1 pinch + 3g instant yeast
530 g water
940 g bread flour
20 g salt
50 g honey

Biga

  1. 1. Add 1pinch instant yeast, 150g water, 225g bread flour
  2. 2. Stir ingredients to combine
  3. 3. Cover
  4. 4. Ferment at room temperature for 12-24 hours.

Bagel

  1. 5. Heat 380g water to 86F.
  2. 6. Add water, biga, 3g instant yeast, 715g bread flour, 20g salt
  3. 7. Mix
  4. 8. Knead for 12min or until the dough is able to pass the windowpane test
  5. 9. Cover and rest in bowl for 1 hour
  6. 10. Divide dough into twelve pieces
  7. 11. Roll and shape into bagels
  8. 12. Cover and place in refrigerator for 4-48 hours

Cook

  1. 13. Preheat oven to 475F
  2. 14. Boil about a gallon of water and stir in 50g honey.
  3. 15. Add bagels 3-4
  4. 16. Boil for 30 seconds
  5. 17. Flip and boil another 30 seconds
  6. 18. Transfer to a wire rack on a sheet tray.
  7. 19. Bake for 12—15min

NOTE: I drop the malt powder and use honey for molasses. Mostly to not stock odd pantry items that only get used here.