Category "bagels"

Bagels - Use of Barley Malt Syrup or Non-Diastatic Malt Powder

When using a water bath for bagels what is preferred to attain the nice brown exterior, Barley Malt Syrup or Non-Diastatic Malt Powder? I see recipes that use e

Why are these bagels sticking?

I made this bagel recipe, and here is the result: As you can see, the tops are beautiful, but the bottoms have stuck to the wire rack they were baked on, and

Why did my bagels flatten?

This weekend, I made Peter Reinhart's water bagel recipe from The Bread Baker's Apprentice. The bagels taste yummy, but they're flat wrinkly discs! What can I d

Bagel Sponge: Room Temp or Proofing Temp?

I have a new recipe to make deli-style bagels. It calls to let the initial sponge stand in a large mixing bowl at room temperature for 2 hours, sealed with cel

How to stop bagel dough deflating when it is handled between its rising place, the boiling pan, and its baking place? [closed]

When making bagels, what is an effective way to handle the dough between where it has sat when rising and the boiling pan, and between the boi

Making overnight bagels - may have underkneaded, can I knead it tomorrow?

It's my first time ever making bagels. I followed this recipe with the overnight alteration. I kneaded for about 10-12 minutes. After trying the pull test, it