Sourdough bagels

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Mix flour, sugar, yeast, and salt in bowl

Step 2

Mix discard and water in separate bowl

Step 3

Add discard/water to flour mixture,

Step 4

Knead for 5-10 min . i aim for aound 8 minutes , but sometimes to more, sometimes less

Step 5

Coat a bowl with a little bit of oil (i use olive oil), place the dough in the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 90 min or until double in size. i typically write the time it started proofing in sharpie on the plastic wrap just for my own recording

Step 6

Separate your dough into 100-115g pieces

Step 7

shape each piece into a ball, poke a hole through the ball and then stretch a bit so it is around 1-2 inch hole

Step 8

cover with a dish towel and let sit for another 30 min or so

Step 9

Add 1 heaping tbsp of honey/molasses/barley malt extract (your choice, I use honey) to the boiled water and then Boil each bagel, 30s-1min each side !!! important !!! Make sure your bagel pretty much immediately floats when you put it in the water. It’s good to try with one bagel first before you add the rest. If it doesn’t float right away, it hasn't proofed enough!!

Step 10

Brush with egg white and add topping of choice, my favorite it poppy seed!

Step 11

Bake at 425 for 18-22 min