Description
From www.topsecretrecipes.com i love these with cream cheese–yummy.
Ingredients
- Warm Water
- Yeast
- Frozen Cranberry Juice Concentrate
- Vegetable Oil
- Bread Flour
- Dried Cranberries
- Walnuts
- Salt
- Water
- Sugar
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl
- Make sure the water in warm, not hot, or you might kill the yeast
- Add cranberry juice and oil
- In a another large bowl, combine flour with cranberries, walnuts and salt
- Mix flour into the yeast solution with a large spoon, and then use your hands to bring the dough together
- Continue kneading, adding an additional 1 / 4 cup of flour, a little bit at a time when the dough gets tacky
- Knead for 10 minutes, then form the dough into a ball and store it in a covered bowl for 30 minutes
- After the dough has rested divide it into 6 even portions
- Form the bagels by rolling a portion of dough into ball
- Poke your thumbs through the middle of the dough ball, then stretch the dough out and spin it around your thumbs to create a doughnut shape
- The hole should be no more then an inch across
- Place the formed dough into a baking sheet rubbed with a little oil
- Cover dough with a dish towel and set it in a warm spot for 30 minutes
- When the bagels have rested for the second time, preheat oven to 400f
- Combine 4 quarts of water and 1 / 4 cup sugar over high heat in a large sauce pot or dutch oven
- When the water is boiling, drop the bagels into the water, 2 or 3 at a time, for 2 minutes
- Use a slotted spoon or spider to flip the bagels after 1 minute
- When you remove each bagel, let the excess water drip off, then place each on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or release foil
- Bake bagels for 28 to 30 minutes or until brown