Bread Machine Cranberry Orange Bagels- Regular Batch

* Exported from MasterCook *

Bread Machine Cranberry Orange Bagels - Regular Batch

Recipe By : More Electric Bread
Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Abm Breakfast
Electric Bread Bread

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 cup water -- lukewarm
2 cups white bread flour
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon orange zest -- fresh, grated
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast


1. Insert ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's instruction
s. Remove the dough from the machine after the first knead - approximately 20
to 30 minutes.

2. Place dough on a floured surface. Divide into 5 parts. Form balls, gently
press thumb through center of ball and slowly stretch into bagel shape.

3. While bagels rise, bring three quarts of water and one tablespoon of sugar
to a rapid boil in a large saucepan. Drop test dough (see hints below).

4. Using a slotted spoon, drop 2-3 bagels into rapidly boiling water. Boil on
each side for 1/2 minutes. Remove and cool on rack 1 minute, brush with egg
and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.

5. Bake at 400 on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal, until golden - appro
ximately 15 minutes.


** Bagel Success Hints

** When forming the bagels, set aside two 1/4" balls of dough. When the bagels
have doubled in size, drop the test dough into boiling water. The dough shoul
d pop to the top right away. When this happens, it is time to boil the bagels.

** A quick spray of non-stick vegetable coating on the top of the bagel may be
substituted for the egg wash.

** To make bagel sticks, cut bagel before rising and lay out in a straight line
. Roll sticks in a combination of sesame and poppy seeds with a pinch of garl
ic powder. Let sticks rise, boil, and bake as described in the above direction
s.

** To make bagel chips, slice leftover bagels horizontally into thin slices. B
ruish with butter or margarine on one side. Lay (butter side up) on an ungreas
ed cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and crisp.



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