Montreal Style Bagels
 
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Serves: 16
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups warm water
  • 3 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 egg, room temp
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • ¼ cup liquid honey
  • 4½ - 5 cups bread flour
  • 3 tsp salt
  • Boiling liquid:
  • 10 cups water
  • ¼ cup liquid honey
  • Topping:
  • Sesame seeds
  • Everything seasoning
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the warm water, yeast, egg, oil, honey and 2 cups of flour. Whisk these ingredients together until smooth.
  2. Add 2 more cups of flour and the salt. Using the dough hook mix until the dough starts pulling away from the sides of the bowl. Keep adding flour a tablespoon at a time until the dough clears the sides and is nice and smooth and not sticky to touch.
  3. Add 1 tsp of oil to a large glass bowl. Transfer the dough from the mixing bowl to the oiled bowl, turning several times to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a draft-free place for 30 minutes.
  4. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and cut into 16 equal pieces.
  5. Shape each piece into a round and poke a hole in the middle. Rotating it in your hand form into a circle with a very large hole in the centre. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place bagels at least 1" apart.
  6. After they are all formed, fill a large pot with the water and 2nd amount of honey. Bring to a boil. Preheat oven to 425℉.
  7. After the formed bagels have been allowed to rise for 15-25 minutes place them 3 at a time in the boiling liquid and boil for 1 minute per side, carefully flipping.
  8. Remove to a cooling rack, let cool for 1 minute then dredge them in your topping of choice and place back on the parchment paper.
  9. Continue until all of the bagels have been boiled.
  10. Then bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool. Store in a airtight container for up to 3 days.
Recipe by Chateau Elma at https://www.chateauelma.com/montreal-style-bagels