Bagel Experiment

[peteyfrogboy]

I was originally planning to make a batch of rolls for alasais's party tomorrow, and another batch for adelavanbrugge's company holiday feed today, but then I realized that my paltry pan of rolls wasn't going to make a dent in the factory full of hungry people. That left me with a spare batch of dough (I made a double batch of the usual bread dough) to play with. I decided to try making bagels. So far it seems to have produced a bagel-like product, if not a stunningly attractive one. They're cooling now...

Just a bit of crunchiness in the crust, soft and chewy inside, and I wish that I'd put garlic salt on more of them now. Om nom nom, as the kids say these days.

Comments

[oldfolkieathome.livejournal.com]

They certainly look like respectable bagels to me!

[runolfr.livejournal.com]

Isn't a bagel supposed to get a brief soak in baking soda water or some similar solution before baking?

[peteyfrogboy.livejournal.com]

I did see some mention of putting baking soda in the boiling water to aid browning. Might experiment with that later.