Bagel (bread)

Name: Bagel (bread)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp yeast; 2 TBS sugar; 1 1/2 cups warm water; 2 tsp salt

Kafs Kitchen @kafcooks

Nairobi

Just wanted to try a different recipe from the usual doughnuts.
It's a type of bread originally from the Jewish community.
What makes it unique is that you need to boil the dough first (at least 1 min) before baking it.
#baking

Kafs Kitchen @kafcooks

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Ingredients

25-30 minute

4 people

3 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
2 tspyeast
2 TBSsugar
1 1/2 cupswarm water
2 tspsalt

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Steps

25-30 minute

1

Sieve the flour and set aside
2

In another dish
Mix one cup of flour, yeast & water and leave for,10 minutes to proof.
3

Then add sugar, salt and the remaining cups of flour to the mixture and mix till it form dough
4

Knead for at least 10 minutes then cover the dough for at least 2 hrs to rise
5

After 2hrs, take the dough and divide into pieces to form round balls.
Leave the balls for at least 10.minutes to proof.
6

The form a hole at the middle of the round balls to make doughnuts like shapes
7

The boil water in a saucepan then reduce heat and place your bagels in the water for 1 minute each side
8

Brush them with egg wash and place them in a baking tray.
Bake for 25- 30 minutes( 180 degrees.
9

Can be garnished with sesame seeds,glazed with chocolate or cream, sprinkled with sugar
Or served as an accompaniment to curry, stews
Serve with hot drink or curry