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Central Coast Bagels

by | Sep 8, 2017 | Bagels, Bread, Fermentation, Sourdough

My sourdough was quite successful visiting California. I even used it to bake a batch of bagels. Despite legends about the impossibility of great bagels west of the Hudson, I nailed a nice batch to leave for my family. Photos below.

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2 Comments

  1. Yariv

    Hi there,
    Do you put baking soda in the water?
    thank you
    Yariv

    Reply
  2. Jonitin

    Hello Yariv,
    Yes this batch I used baking soda, as well you could try lye, food grade of course like brezeln…or even malt, and or brown sugar….this leaves the shiny coating!
    Cheers,
    Jeremy

    Reply

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