Sesame Bagels

Good bagels are so hard to come by in Perth. They are often really dense with an almost stale taste to them. These Thermomix ones, however, are easy to make and perfectly light and fluffy in the middle. I served these for Easter with smoked salmon and a lemon chive cream cheese. 

Sesame Bagels

Ingredients

360ml water

20 grams sugar

10 grams salt

10ml vegetable oil

10 grams dry yeast (roughly 1.5 packets)

600 grams plain flour

Sesame Seeds

Method

Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Add water, sugar, salt, oil and yeast to Thermomix bowl. Mix 5 seconds speed 5. Add flour and mix 6 seconds speed 7. Knead for 2 mins on interval setting. Break dough into 10  equal portions and roll into balls. Allow to rest for 20 mins.

Once rested, poke your finger right through the middle of the ball, making a bagel/doughnut shape. Allow bagels to rest again for 20 mins.

Bring an inch of water to the boil in a frypan. Boil bagels for a minute on each side, then flip and boil for another minute. You can do 3-4 at a time, depending on the size of your pan. When removing bagels from water, place on a tea towel to dry them slightly. Then place bagels on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Sprinkle the bagels with sesame seeds and bake 10 mins. Flip bagels and bake for another 10 mins.

Lemon Chive Cream Cheese

Ingredients

1 tub cream cheese

Zest of one lemon

1-2 tablespoons chopped chives

Salt to taste

Method

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve with smoked salmon and bagels.