Don’t let homemade bagels intimidate you. It’s a 2 day process, but that’s the only overwhelming part. It’s all worth it when you’re left with orange scented chocolate chip bagels, though, right? Recipe and image via Take A Megabite.
Ingredients:
sponge –
1 t yeast
big pinch of sugar
4 cups unbleached bread flour
2 1/2 cups water, room temperature
dough –
1/2 t yeast
3 3/4 cups unbleached bread flour
2 3/4 t salt
zest from 1 orange
1 T maple syrup
1 1/2-2 cups chocolate chips
for finishing –
1 T baking soda
cornmeal (for dusting the baking sheets)
cream cheese, jam, or butter to serve
For preparation directions, click here.
