larry_stewart
Master Chef
In the past month I've made Bagels twice.
I wouldn't call them failures, but not meeting up to my expectations.
The taste was good , the consistency was good, but living in New York, Ive had my share of great bagels, and these were not it.
I followed two different recipes , both with similar ingredients ( I think one was the King Arthurs site, the other from Youtube, suggested by a friend). The techniques were slightly different, one was a mix all the ingredients, let it rise, the other was mixed thee water, yeast, sugar, let it bloom, then mix all together . let it rise ...
My issue is the bagels are not rising to my expectations.
I know the yeast is good and within expiration date ( ive tried with 2 different yeasts nought at different times.
The dough dos rise , then when I shape the bagels they do rise again.
After their quick water bath, there is no more rising ( although in both recipes, their bagels rise more during the baking process)
So, either what am I doing wrong, or is there a recipe that you like that I should try.
They are definitely edible, and just ok, but im looking for better than that.
I wouldn't call them failures, but not meeting up to my expectations.
The taste was good , the consistency was good, but living in New York, Ive had my share of great bagels, and these were not it.
I followed two different recipes , both with similar ingredients ( I think one was the King Arthurs site, the other from Youtube, suggested by a friend). The techniques were slightly different, one was a mix all the ingredients, let it rise, the other was mixed thee water, yeast, sugar, let it bloom, then mix all together . let it rise ...
My issue is the bagels are not rising to my expectations.
I know the yeast is good and within expiration date ( ive tried with 2 different yeasts nought at different times.
The dough dos rise , then when I shape the bagels they do rise again.
After their quick water bath, there is no more rising ( although in both recipes, their bagels rise more during the baking process)
So, either what am I doing wrong, or is there a recipe that you like that I should try.
They are definitely edible, and just ok, but im looking for better than that.