Asiago Cheese Bagels

These asiago cheese bagels are simple to make and taste amazing. They're the perfect chewy bagel with tons of flavor.

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Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 30

Rise and Boil Time: 55

Total Time: 1 50

Servings: bagels

Calories: 173kcal

Author: Michelle

Add warm water to bowl, and pour yeast atop water Sprinkle in sugar, then mix well.
2 cups water, 1 1/2 tablespoons yeast, 3 tablespoons sugar
Add vegetable oil, 2 cups of flour, and salt, and mix again.
1 teaspoon vegetable oil, 5-6 cups flour, 2 teaspoons salt
Keep adding flour. Mix thoroughly on low speed after each addition until it makes a stiff dough. Knead seven minutes until dough is sooth.
Cover bowl with a dampened kitchen towel. Let the dough rise for 15 minutes.
Form bagels, approximately 3 ounces per bagel. Roll dough into a circle. Poke a hole in the center and work bagel around until smooth with a good sized hole.
Place on a silpat lined cookie sheet. Repeat until the dough is gone.
Let bagels rise covered by a damp kitchen towel for 20 minutes.
Near the end, heat a large pot of water with 2 quarts of water with 2 tablespoons baking soda (optional) and a tablespoon sugar.
2 tablespoons baking soda, 1 tablespoon sugar
Add 3-4 risen bagels carefully into barely boiling water.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
After two minutes in water, flip the bagels over to boil 2 minutes on the other side.
Repeat in batches. As bagels finish boiling, grate cheese over freshly boiled bagels.
1/4 cup grated asiago cheese
Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
Serve immediately, or let cool on wire racks. Eat them within a day or so to maintain freshness; these will freeze well.

The amount of flour you need will vary based on humidity. If your dough is sticky, add a little more flour. You do not want it to be dry, however.
If you want smaller bagels, reduce the cooking time. 1.5 ounce bagels, for example, will take only 20-25 minutes.
For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.

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