Bagels and Badges

We are working on merit badges for Mary Jane's Farm Farmgirls today.  Writing and submitting, here are my some of my recent submissions.

Quilting-Intermediate

 



Heirlooms Forever - Beginner

Tatting - Beginner

Alot of people that know me, understand that the Farmgirls have changed my life and and how my family lives.  It is an amazing sisterhood of women that want nothing more than to help each other and make everything at home.  For more information about the Forums and all the great information on them go to http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/snitz/default.asp and for the Farmgirl Sisterhood http://www.farmgirlsisterhood.org/

As for today my family is in love with bagels.  I wanted to post our recipe for making homemade bagels in a very easy way.  They barely last 24 hours in our home.  You can make them by hand by mixing the ingredients and then letting rise until doubled.  But to save time I use the dough setting on my bread maker.

Homemade Bagels
3,5 cups Flour
4.5 teaspoons of yeast
3 Tablespoons of Sugar
1 Tablespoon Salt
1.5 Cups Hot water (110 degrees)

Boiling Water bath
1.5 Quarts of water
1.5 Tablespoons

Place Bagel ingredients into breadmachine in manufacturer's specified order.  Set to Dough setting and run.

This is what the dough looks like when it is done.

Make into 8 balls and then poke holes with thumb into center.  Stretch them out a bit and place on wax paper.  Let rise about 10 minutes.

Prepare the Boiling water bath in pot.

Using a slotted spoon give the syrup a stir in the boiling water bath.

(can you tell I made Spagetti Sauce)
Place the bagels into the water and let boil on each side for about 30 seconds.  Place onto Renoyld's Non-Stick Foil on a cookie sheet.  (I have also used a LATHERED with butter flavored crisco cookie sheet)

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.

After they are finished immediatly pull them from the foil and cut with a bread knife.  Enjoy!