Summer time has us on the road a lot, so I wanted to make something that would be fast to eat in the morning, travel well, and possibly freeze well too. I chose Bagels- not fast to make (only down side) but fast to eat. I got out my newest cookbook- Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, by Jeff Hertzerg and Zoe Francois, turned to page 122 and began the process ( I must admit I was intimidated by all the steps).
First mixing the dough- I did not follow the recipe to a T- I used 100% Whole Wheat bread flour, this was the only change I made.
Then Forming, Boiling, and Baking the Bagels- Getting the size of the bagels just right is tricky- the books says about the size of a small peach, but I would say like tangerine size/or a little bigger than a golf ball.
The boiling and baking was easy- just make sure you have all your materials and utensils in place before you being. The taste was ok, next time I will do half whole wheat flour, half white flour they were a bit heavy.
I topped the bagels with a creamy goat cheese and chives mixture.
1/4 C Cream cheese
1/3 C Goat Cheese I used The Painted Goat– which I purchase at the Schenectady Green Market
1 Bunch Chives chopped -I hold the bunch in my hand and cut them into tiny pieces with my food scissors(from my garden)
Mix together and enjoy!
That’s downright beautiful. I’ll have to coax Chris into making a gluten and dairy-free version!
Ok Hubby, I’ll get on that right away 🙂
Master Chef/Super Mama Chris can tackle that, no doubt. 🙂 I personally wouldn’t know where to begin…your recipe adaptation skills are mad, Chris. 😉
I was trying to think of something good to reply with- how about my husband is a teacher and home for the summer, so while I cook he watch’s (or attempts to watch) the kids. Wait tell Chuck takes a vacation!!!!!! I agree with Leslie:)
My hubbie is the bread baker in the family and I have put in my request!
Hey Emma, the healthy artisan bread book has the recipe for whole wheat bagels in it.
Thanks Jes! I bought the other first- would you mind replying to the comment with the healthy whole wheat version? Thanks