makes
10
prep
2:35 hours
cook
10 minutes
difficulty
Mid
makes
10
serves
preparation
2:35
hours
cooking
10
minutes
difficulty
Mid
level
Ingredients
- 7 g sachet dried yeast
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp barley malt syrup (see Note)
- 635 g (4¼ cups) '00' pasta flour (see Note)
- oil, to grease
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp caraway, poppy or sesame seeds
- , lox (see Note), capers and sliced red onion, to serve
Resting time 2 hours
Instructions
Place yeast and 375 ml (1½ cups) warm water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Set aside for 10 minutes or until mixture bubbles.
With mixer on low speed, add sugar, 2 tsp salt, syrup and flour, and mix for 1 minute. Increase speed slightly and mix for 5 minutes or until flour is incorporated and dough is smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, cover and rest in a warm, draught-free place for 1½ hours or until dough doubles.
Divide dough into 10 and roll into balls. Flatten slightly and make a 2 cm hole in centre of each. Place on an oven tray lined with baking paper, cover with greased plastic wrap and rest for a further 25 minutes.
Preheat oven to 200°C. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Boil bagels, two at a time, turning halfway, for 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain and return to tray. Brush with egg and scatter over seeds.
Bake for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 180°C and bake for a further 8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
Slice bagels in half horizontally and lightly toast. Cool slightly, then spread liberally with lemon-herb schmear. Top half the bagels with lox, capers and red onions, then top with remaining bagels and serve.
Notes
• Barley malt syrup is from health food shops.
• '00' pasta flour, from supermarkets, is a very fine Italian flour grade. Substitute plain flour.
• Lox is available from kosher food shops.
Photography by Brett Stevens
As seen in Feast magazine, October 2011, Issue 2.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
