BAGELS

8 bagels
total time: 3 hours
baking time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 400g flour

• 1 tbsp honey

• 10g fresh yeast

• 9g salt

• 225ml lukewarm water

• cooking-water: 2l water, 2tbsp honey, 1 tbsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt

• Toppings: sesame seeds, poppyseeds

Preparation:

• Knead all the ingredients into a smooth dough

• Cover the dough and let it rest for about 2h in a warm place

• Devide it into 8 pieces and form each of them into balls

• Cover the balls and let them rest for 5 mins.

• Create a hole in the middle of the ball using the handle of a cooking spoon and spin it around so that the hole gets bigger

• let the bagels rest again for ½ h (covered)

• Bring the water with honey, baking soda and salt to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer

• Put the bagels, one another, for about 60 seconds into the simmering water and flip it after 30 seconds.

• Let the bagels Gut drain, top them with sesame seeds and poppy seeds and bake them at 200°C (hot air) for 15-20 minutes

ENJOY!!