SC - Bagels - was: Did they really eat that?
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Thu Aug 13 14:01:21 PDT 1998
> I don't believe I've ever seen a
> French bagel recipe. Italian, yes.
>
> They should be formed by hand, and never, ever
> cut out. Ideal method is to form a ball and punch your finger through it,
> then
> stretch it a bit to open up a ring. (Italian bagels, which are a slightly
> different animal, are made more like pretzels, with an overlap).
>
> Adamantius
> ______________________________________
> Phil & Susan Troy
> troy at asan.com
>
After reading my post, my wife complained that I never made her any bagels,
so I'll probably need to make up for this oversight this weekend.
Bread recipes tend to travel. While the bagel recipes I have are from
French bakers, I suspect one originates in Germany and from your description
of the Italian bagel, the other probably comes from there.
>From your description, the baking temperature needs to be between 450 and
500 degrees F. My previous bagels have been good, but the crust isn't
crunchy (probably due to a faulty thermostat in the oven). Since I have a
new oven, some strong bread flour, and a batch of mild sourdough, I'll run
your advice against the recipes I have and see what happens. Steaming also
sounds interesting.
Bear
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