New York Style Bagels

Bagels sprinkled with poppy seeds served with cream cheese

I first tried bagels while i was in America last Christmas and absolutely fell in love .Sadly it is hard to find fresh bagels in Australia and after trying the only brand i could find in the supermarket and being disappointed i started to look up recipes to create my own.
First i was amazed at how bagel are cooked. For years i have heard how bagel are not the most healthiest breakfast , so i immediately thought they were deep fried and cooked in oil. This is not the case. Bagels actually go through two cooking processes. You first poach bagels for one minutes each side before transferring to a tray and bake them in the oven for 15 minutes. I also discovered that there are so many recipes out there that all use different ingredients, some use honey, some use malt while others are dusted with onion flakes or have blueberries added to the mixture. After looking through many recipes i decided to go with this site, http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-homemade-bagel, it not only had a great recipe but also supplied a video with step by step instruction that i found very helpful.

I am completely satisfied with my bagels. They were easy to make, smelt amazing and the taste took me right back to snowy mornings in America. So if you have never tried a bagel before or if you want to give home made bagels a go, i would defiantly recommend this website, you wont be disappointed.
Bagels for breakfast, yum.........

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-homemade-bagels