Bagels

  • I don't know where these originated, but the recipe is all over the internet. I have heard they are good, and I hope to try them this weekend.

    bagel recipe

    Ingredients

    1 Cup Warm Water

    1 Tbs. Yeast 2g

    1 Tbs. Sugar (burns off)

    2 Cups High Gluten Flour (I have Bob's Red Mill--6
    grams per 1/4 cup)-
    - 48 g

    (High gluten flour can be found at many grocery
    stores, health food
    stores and kitchen specialty shops. If you can't
    find it, add vital
    wheat gluten to regular flour or use "Better for
    Bread" flour. Be
    sure to check the carb count and adjust accordingly).

    1/2 Cup Oat Flour (I persoanlly would use a nut
    flour or ground nuts
    since it is lower in carbs than the oat flour)-- 24
    g (with oat flour)

    With ground almonds (3.5 g)

    (If you cannot find oat flour, substitute ground
    oatmeal. Grind in a
    blender or food processor and adjust carbs, if
    necessary).

    1/2 Tsp. Salt

    1 Egg .6 g

    2 Tbs. Oil

    3 Quarts Water

    1 Tbs. Cream of Tartar 1.8 g

    2 Tbs. Baking Soda

    1 Egg Yolk .3 g

    1 Tsp. Ice Water

    Toppings (optional)

    Sesame Seeds, Poppy Seeds, Finely Chopped Onion
    (Optional... Adjust
    carbs if used).

    **********

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

    Proof the yeast by stirring the yeast and sugar into
    the cup of warm
    water. Allow mixture to begin working (bubbling
    slightly and
    foaming...this shows the yeast is alive).

    Combine flours in a large bowl.

    Stir proofed yeast mixture into the flour.

    Mix in the salt and egg.

    Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead
    for 8 to 10
    minutes. Dough should be smooth and elastic. If
    dough is too sticky,
    add a little more flour.

    Put dough into an oiled bowl, turning dough to
    thoroughly coat with
    oil.

    Cover bowl, place in a warm, draft free place, and
    let rise until the
    dough is doubled in size...about one to
    one-and-a-half hours.

    Punch down the dough and knead for two minutes.

    Divide dough into 20, or more, pieces.

    Roll each piece between hands and form piece into a
    snake-like piece,
    about six to seven inches long.

    Join ends of each piece to form rings of dough. Wet
    fingers and press
    two ends of dough together tightly. (I've been
    experimenting with
    taking the dough pieces, and instead of making them
    into long pieces,
    rolling them into balls, flattening and making a
    hole in the middle
    by sticking my finger through the dough. Then, I
    squeeze them all the
    way around, until they are in the donut-like shape.
    That keeps them
    from coming apart at the seam when they hit the
    boiling water).

    Place dough rings on a buttered baking sheet and let
    stand for eight
    to ten minutes.

    Bring three quarts of water to a boil and add the
    cream of tartar and
    baking soda.

    Note: It is extremely important the cream of tartar
    and baking soda
    be added to the water. This addition is what keeps
    the bagels from
    shrinking.

    Use a slotted spoon to gently place three bagels
    into the boiling
    water. The bagels will float and begin to puff up.

    Boil two minutes on each side, remove and place on a
    buttered baking
    sheet.

    Note: Bagels will be very slippery when they come
    out of the water.

    Continue boiling bagels, a few at a time, until all
    are boiled and on
    the baking sheet.

    Mix the egg yolk and ice water together.

    Use a pastry brush to coat each bagel top with the
    mixture.

    Sprinkle with topping, if desired.

    Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown.

    Cool on wire rack.

    **********

    Can make up to 20 bagels
    Total carbs using oat flour:_ 80 grams, @ 4grams per
    bagel
    Total carbs using ground almonds: 60 g, @ 3 g each
    bagel

    These bagels freeze well. To freeze, wrap each bagel
    tightly with
    waxed paper and then with foil.



    Bagels Low Carb

    1 Cup Warm Water
    1 Tbs. Yeast 2g
    1 Tbs. Sugar (burns off)
    2 Cups High Gluten Flour (Bob's Red Mill-6g_ per 1/4
    cup)- - 48 g (If you
    can't find it, add vital wheat gluten to regular
    flour or use "Better for
    Bread" flour. Check the carb count.
    1/2 Cup Oat Flour (I would use a nut flour since it
    is lower in carbs than
    the oat flour)-- 24 g (with oat flour) With ground
    almonds (3.5 g) (If you
    cannot find oat flour, substitute ground oatmeal.
    Grind in a blender or food
    1/2 Tsp. Salt
    1 Egg .6 g
    2 Tbs. Oil
    3 Quarts Water
    1 Tbs. Cream of Tartar 1.8 g
    2 Tbs. Baking Soda
    1 Egg Yolk .3 g
    1 Tsp. Ice Water
    Toppings (optional) Sesame Seeds, Poppy Seeds,_
    (Optional... Adjust_ carbs
    if
    used).

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Proof the yeast by
    stirring the yeast and
    sugar into the cup of warm_ water. Allow mixture to
    begin working (bubbling
    slightly and foaming...this shows the yeast is
    alive).Combine flours in a
    large bowl. Stir proofed yeast mixture into the
    flour. Mix in the salt and
    egg. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and
    knead for 8 to 10
    minutes. Dough should be smooth and elastic. If
    dough is too sticky, add a
    little more flour. Put dough into an oiled bowl,
    turning dough to thoroughly
    coat with oil. Cover bowl, place in a warm, draft
    free place, and let rise
    until the dough is doubled in size...about one to
    one-and-a-half hours.
    Punch down the dough and knead for two minutes.
    Divide dough into 20, or
    more, pieces. Roll each piece between hands and form
    piece into a snake-like
    piece,_ about six
    to seven inches long. Join ends of each piece to
    form rings of dough. Wet
    fingers and press two ends of dough together
    tightly. (I've been
    experimenting with taking the dough pieces, and
    instead of making them into
    long pieces, rolling them into balls, flattening and
    making a hole in the
    middle by sticking my finger through the dough.
    Then, I squeeze them all the
    way around, until they are in the donut-like shape.
    That keeps them from
    coming apart at the seam when they hit the boiling
    water). Place dough rings
    on a buttered baking sheet and let stand for eight
    to ten minutes. Bring
    three quarts of water to a boil and add the cream of
    tartar and baking soda.
    Note: It is extremely important the cream of tartar
    and baking soda be added
    to the water. This addition is what keeps the bagels
    from shrinking. Use a
    slotted spoon to gently place three bagels into the
    boiling water. The
    bagels
    will float and begin to puff up. Boil two minutes on
    each side, remove and
    place on a buttered baking sheet._ Note: Bagels will
    be very slippery when
    they come out of the water. Continue boiling bagels,
    a few at a time, until
    all are boiled and on the baking sheet. Mix the egg
    yolk and ice water
    together. Use a pastry brush to coat each bagel top
    with the mixture.
    Sprinkle with topping, if desired. Bake for 20 to 25
    minutes, or until
    golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Can make up to 20
    bagelsTotal carbs using
    oat flour: 80 grams, @ 4grams per bagelTotal carbs
    using ground almonds: 60
    g, @ 3 g each bagel.

    BAGELS

    * Exported from MasterCook * Recipe By : Danielle
    Michalski Serving Size :
    10 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation
    Method ---------- ------------
    -------------------------------- 1 cup vital
    wheat gluten 1 1/2 tablespoons pecan meal -- (or
    almond meal, etc.) 1 1/2
    tablespoons protein powder 1 large egg 1/4 teaspoon
    salt 1/2 tablespoon
    yeast -- (or 1/2 of a packet) 1/2 cup warm water 1/2
    tablespoon sugar --
    (will be eaten by yeast) 1 tablespoon oil 1
    tablespoon baking soda 1/2
    teaspoon cream of tartar 3 quarts water 1 egg yolk 1
    teaspoon ice water
    Proof the yeast in the warm water and sugar. Mix the
    flour, nut meal, and
    protein powder in a bowl. Add in yeast mixture. Mix
    to combine the
    ingredients, and then add in the 1 large egg and the
    salt. Mix together to
    form the dough. (Dough will be smooth and elastic.
    If it is sticky, add a
    little more vital wheat gluten.) Knead the dough for
    8-10 minutes and then
    place in a well-oiled bowl. Coat the dough with the
    oil, cover, and place in
    a warm draft-free place until it is doubled in size
    (about 1 hour). After
    the dough has risen, punch it down and knead for
    another 2 minutes. Divide
    the dough into 10 equal pieces. In the meantime,
    prepare a well-buttered
    cookie sheet. Shape the pieces of dough into balls,
    then flatten the balls
    and cut out a donut hole in the middle. Place the
    bagels on the buttered
    cookie sheets. Let the formed bagels rest for 8-10
    minutes on the buttered
    cookie sheets. Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil and
    add the baking soda and
    cream of tartar. (This is very important because
    bagels will shrink without
    these two ingredients in the water.) Using a slotted
    spoon, carefully place
    3 bagels at a time in the pot and cook for 2 minutes
    on each side. (They
    will puff up considerably in the water.) Place the
    boiled bagels back on the
    buttered cookie sheet and repeat the process until
    all the bagels have been
    boiled in the water. Combine the egg yolk and ice
    water to form an egg wash.
    Brush the bagels with the egg wash. (You may
    sprinkle the bagels with your
    favorite toppings at this point.) Place the bagels
    in a preheated 400 degree
    oven for 20-25 minutes, or until they are golden
    brown. Let cool on a wire
    rack. Notes: They are so delish! It takes some time
    making this, but I think
    it was worth it! Yield: 10 bagels - - - - - - - - -
    - - - - - - - - - - Per
    Serving (excluding unknown items): 134 Calories; 4g
    Fat (27.5% calories from
    fat); 22g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary
    Fiber; 40mg Cholesterol;
    480mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 3 Lean
    Meat; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0
    Other Carbohydrates.
  • hi there in reply to your bagel recipe i tried it i live in the uk and use gluten 2 cups and half a cup of oat bran flour but the dough was terrible and the bagels came out awful
    is the vital wheat gluten here the same as the us and should i use the same amount in the recipe if not please help me my email address is [email protected]
  • Hi Oliver, I never got around to trying these ( when I posted, I said I had hoped to try them that weekend, and it never seemed to come!) but I did read a statement above that said if you can not find 'high gluten flour' that the recipe called for, to add vital wheat gluten to your own flour. I do not know what measurements to use to mix that, but it does make a difference in the two.

    If you used 2 cups of vital wheat gluten then it won't work. These are two different products. Go back to your store and see if you can find High Gluten Flour. The brand here that is popular is Bob's Red Mill. It is found in a lot of health food and specialty stores (and regular groceries on occasion) so maybe you can find it in a health food store if you don't have it at your regular grocery.