Homemade sesame seed bagels are perfect to support any topping - chocolate spread, marmalade, cream cheese, salmon - you name it. Toasted sesame seeds add a distinctive nutty flavour. Enjoy for breakfast or lunch!
Sesame seed bagels
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Category
baking
Servings
6
Prep Time
60 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
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bread flour 320g
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vital wheat gluten flour 30g
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salt 5g
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12g sugar
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7g active dry yeast
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240ml warm water
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15ml olive oil
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50g sesame seeds (for topping)
Directions
In a bowl, combine the bread flour, vital wheat gluten flour, salt, and sugar.
Dissolve the yeast in warm water and let it sit for about 5 minutes to activate.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms. Knead the dough for about 8-10 minutes until it becomes smooth and elastic.
Cover the dough and let it rise for about 1 hour, or until it has doubled in size.
After the dough has risen, punch it down and shape it into 6 bagels.
Bring a pot of water to a simmer and gently boil each bagel for 1-2 minutes on each side. You can add a bit of sugar or baking soda to the water to help with the bagels’ texture.
While boiling, place the sesame seeds on a plate. After boiling each bagel, roll the top into the sesame seeds to coat them.
Preheat your oven to 220°C (425°F). Once the bagels are boiled and coated in sesame seeds, place them on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
