Recipe: Montreal Bagels
Recipe: Montreal Bagels The perfect Montreal bagel is baked to a golden colour, crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. These bagels are boiled in honey water for a beautiful blonde glaze. The perfect Montreal bagel is baked to a golden colour, crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. These bagels are boiled in honey water for a beautiful blonde glaze. Montreal bagels were the technical challenge for bread week on The Great Canadian Baking Show . Ingredients 350 g warm water 60 g sugar 30 g oil 10 g active dry yeast 1 egg 20 g honey 8 g salt Up to 700 g flour For finishing: 350 g honey Sesame seeds Poppy seeds Preparation Preheat oven to 450° F with a parchment paper-lined baking sheet inside. Fill a large pot with water. Put to boil over medium-high heat. In a large bowl, whisk together water, sugar, oil, yeast, egg and honey. Whisk in salt. Gently stir in some of the flour (approx. 550g), one cup at a time, until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out o...
