Grandma Sherrill's Bagels

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 9 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups hot water
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• mix flour, hot water, sugar, yeast, and salt in a large bowl; transfer dough to a work surface and knead for 10 minutes. place dough in a bowl and let rise for 15 minutes.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease a baking sheet.
• form dough into 24 balls; punch a hole in the middle of each ball with a finger, creating a bagel shape. place bagels on the prepared baking sheet; let rise for 20 minutes.
• bring a large pot of water to a boil; cook bagels, working in batches, in the boiling water, about 45 seconds per side. place boiled bagels on a clean towel to drain. return bagels to the baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and lightly browned, 30 to 35 minutes.