Day 12 of being unemployed, i have made 3 batches of baguettes, 2 different tries at dutch oven loaves (neither came out well at all),a batch of sub rolls, a chocolate cake (was my son's birthday last week), and today a batch of bagels.

I do not have malt powder, nor did the grocery store in town. But I will be ordering some. The crust (skin?) was a bit too crackly, and not soft like bakery bagels. But were still great.

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[–] 6 points 6 months ago*

assistant to the bagel manager

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I didn't have malt either, and just boiled them in maple syrup water, to get some sugar on the outer layer.

    Also baked in the oven with a water bath on lower rack.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Oh maybe it's the week I make bagels again 😁

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I mean, if you apply for a bakery job I would use this on the cv. Hell if I was interviewing you and asked about you as a person I would value the effort and skill of this baking.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    You might wanna see a doc if your rectum resembles these.

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    [–] 14 points 6 months ago

    Damn, those bagels look ass.!

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    ugly bread is still bread

    I'll have some ugly bread with jam please :)

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

    You can create smoother crust by boiling the bagel for 40 seconds and then egg wash. They will deflate and prune but after they rise and then bake they will return to fluffy.

    Sometimes a crust that isn't soft or chewy can be made so by placing a wet cloth over after finished baking for about 15 minutes.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    These were boiled. But I did not use an egg wash. I will try the wet cloth on the next batch. Hopefully my malt powder will be here before these are gone.

    Next time i am going to use my wok to boil them. The pot i was using, which was my largest, was not big enough to do too many at a time.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    If eggs are an issue: it won't be the same but you could try brushing with oil or the thickened juice from garbanzo beans or soaked chia seeds. The idea is that it holds in moisture but loses volume dramatically while cooking, leaving a thin crust behind.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago

    This is the first time I have made bagels in well over a decade, I followed the recipe in my bread baking book. It does not have an egg wash. I will give it a shot on the next batch.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    TIL Iwould eat ass.

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