Sponge Starter Bagels
1.
Sponge starter: 85 grams of high-gluten flour, 0.5 grams of dry yeast, 94 grams of water,
2.
Mix the starter ingredients,
3.
Stir it into a smooth and soft batter, leave it in a warm place to ferment.
4.
The batter is foaming and fermentation is complete.
5.
Prepare the main dough: 80 grams of high-gluten flour, 0.25 grams of dry yeast, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 7 grams of maltose
6.
Put the yeast into the starter, mix well,
7.
Pour in flour, salt, maltose,
8.
Stir it into a ball,
9.
Move into the bread bucket, put into the bread machine, start the dough mixing program,
10.
Stir until the film can be pulled out.
11.
Round, put in a large bowl, and start basic fermentation.
12.
The dough has grown to double,
13.
Take out, vent, divide into 4 equal parts, spheronize, and relax for 20 minutes.
14.
Roll into an oval shape,
15.
Roll it up along the long side and rub it into a strip of about 20 cm.
16.
Connect end to end, roll the interface back and forth,
17.
In a ring shape, put in a baking tray, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand for 20 minutes.
18.
Take a bagel and put it in cold water. It can float in the water for 10 seconds, pick it up, soak up the surface moisture, and put it in the refrigerator overnight.
19.
Prepare lye and garnish: 1 teaspoon of baking soda, appropriate amount of coarse corn flour, appropriate amount of white sesame seeds, appropriate amount of poppy seeds
20.
Pour water in the pot, add baking soda and bring to a boil.
21.
Line a baking tray with baking paper, sprinkle with cornmeal, and set aside.
22.
Poppy seeds and white sesame seeds, mix, set aside.
23.
After the water boils, put the bagels in the pot and blanch each side for 15-30 seconds.
24.
Remove and place in a baking tray, sprinkle with sesame and poppy seeds on the surface.
25.
Put it into the preheated oven immediately, middle level, upper and lower fire, 250 degrees, hot air circulation, bake for about 15-20 minutes.
26.
The surface is golden brown and baked.
Tips:
During the floating test, if the bagel is not floating, return it to the baking tray to continue proofing, and check it every 10-20 minutes until the bagel can float.
The blanching time can be adjusted according to your own preferences.