Crispy Homemade Bagels (Cheese-Filled)
Twisted, cheese-filled bagels made with a bread machine dough and baked until crispy.
Ingredients
| 100 ml | water | |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | sugar |
| 10 g | fresh yeast | |
| 1 pc | eggs | |
| 50 ml | oil | |
| 150 g | lard | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | salt |
| 500 g | flour | |
| 1 pc | egg white (for filling) | |
| 150 g | cheese (for filling) | |
| 1 pc | egg yolk (for brushing) | |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | oil (for brushing) |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | fresh milk (for brushing) |
Instructions
REQUIRED PRODUCTS as listed. FOR THE FILLING: 1 egg white, 150 g cheese. FOR BRUSHING: 1 egg yolk, 1 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp fresh milk.
METHOD OF PREPARATION:
Take the lard out of the fridge and leave it at room temperature so it softens well. It must be very soft but not liquid.
Put all the ingredients (except the lard) into the container of the bread machine. Add only half of the flour. Select the dough program and start it. Wait for it to mix the products and add half of the remaining flour. Add small amounts of the lard and wait for it to be fully absorbed.
When you have added all the lard, add the rest of the flour as well. The dough should be soft and not sticky. Once the bread machine stops kneading, set a timer for half an hour.
For me the rising takes one hour, so I have to turn it off myself. Take out the finished dough and roll it into a rectangle. Make the filling by beating the egg white with a fork into a foam and adding the crumbled cheese.
Cut the dough into strips two fingers wide. Add some of the filling and close the ends. Twist one rope, then another. Join the two ropes and make one out of them, twisting both at the same time.
Close into a bagel and place on a tray lined with baking paper. Do the same with the remaining strips. Brush with egg yolk, oil and fresh milk. Leave in a warm place to rise for 30-40 minutes. Bake the crispy homemade bagels in a preheated oven at 220 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.