Preheat the oven at the lowest setting for 5 minutes while you prepare the ingredients...
Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl then make a well in the centre and add in the wet
Turn off the oven and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Use the dough hook on your food processor to mix the dough for 3 minutes
Oil your hands and split the dough into 4 or 6
Roll each piece into a ball, squash down slightly then using your thumb make a hole in the middle. The dough should be slightly sticky, not too dry
I find it easiest to 'spin' the dough like a hula hoop in my hand on my thumb. Make the holes quite large as they'll close as the dough rises
Set each bagel on the baking tray and put the tray on the bottom shelf of the cooling oven for 45 minutes
They should have risen quite well by the end of that time
Get the molasses water boiling on the stove and preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400°F
Drop the bagels in one at a time and boil 30 seconds each side then put them back on the baking tray again
At this point you can top with salt, seeds or any topping you might enjoy
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden
Let cool a bit on a wire rack then split and top with whatever you like
To make cinnamon raisin bagels add a tsp cinnamon and 60g raisins to the dough and dust with cinnamon sugar before baking
In fact any dried fruits are great like apricots, cranberries and blueberries. Dried pineapple and coconut make great hawaiian bagels. Orange zest is also delicious
For onion bagels add a handful of dehydrated onions to the dough and 1/2 a tsp onion powder. You could add a handful of grated cheese for cheesy bagels
For garlic bagels try half a tsp each of garlic powder and minced garlic. Poppy, black onion & sesame seeds are great toppings
