Bagels

Ingredients (7 regular sized bagels)

2.5 Cups Flour
1.5 Cups Warm Water
1 Packet Yeast
Pinch Salt
2 Glugs Olive Oil
1/2 Cup Sugar



Directions
Mix the ingredients and knead for 10 minutes. Texture should be a soft dough. If it is sticky, add a little bit more flour. If it is not so soft, add a little bit of water.

Roll the dough into a ball and place the dough in a large, greased bowl. Place a wet towel over the bowl to reduce drying.

Allow the dough to rise for 40 minutes. Before retrieving your risen dough, boil a pot of water (3/4 full) and turn the oven on to 375 degrees F. After 40 minutes of rising, separate the dough into 7 balls. Take each ball, flatten it into a round patty which is 1/2 inch thick. Use your thumb and punch a hole in the middle of the patty. At this point your dough should look like a bagel. the hole in the middle should be about 3/4 inch in diameter.

One by one, you need to boil your raw bagels in the boiling pot of water. You do not need to boil them for very long. Boil each side of each bagel for about 45 seconds. After each bagel has been boiled, place it on a drying rack.

Once all of the bagels are boiled, place them on a greased baking sheet and put them into the preheated oven. They should take about 15 to 20 minutes to bake. Check the level of doneness on the top and bottom of each bagel from time to time. You might even want to flip over some of the bagels to allow for more even baking. Once the bagels are golden brown on both sides, they are finished.