#3: Bagels

The last time I tried bagels was just over a year ago. At the time I bought a 50# bag of high-gluten flour and frankly I haven't made a huge dent in it. Bagels are pretty simple to make but I often forget to start them until it's either too late in the evening or too late in the weekend.

Last Saturday I started these cinnamon raisin bagels in the evening and then boiled and baked them Sunday afternoon after retarding them in the refrigerator overnight. The only adjustment I would definitely make is to reduce the amount of raisins to 1 or 1 and 1/2 cups instead of 2 cups. Oh yeah, and I would probably not brush them with butter and sprinkle sugar on them. Just a sticky mess.

The family loved them!