The Fresh Loaf has a great post on making your own bagels.

Here is a recipe for making bagels in a bread machine.

• 3/4 cup water -- + 2 tbsp
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

Glaze:

• 1 whole egg -- beaten

1. Place ingredients in bread machine, use dough setting, when setting completed remove dough from pan (if not using a bread machine, knead dough for ~5 minutes and let rise in warm place).
2. Place dough on lightly floured surface. Punch and knead for 5-10 minutes until smooth. Cut into 5 equal pieces. Fromeach piece form a ball and make a hole in each using your thumbs. Stretch until smooth and hole is about 1 inch.  Place bagels on greased baking sheet and let rise covered for 10 minutes.  Heat oven to 400F, boil 6 cupos of water in a large saucepan or skilltet. Cook bagels 2 at the time for 3 minutes turining once. Place bagels on greased sheet. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with favorite toppings. Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes until deep golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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