Yet its conceptual simplicity is deceptive: Much like looking effortless secretly takes a lot of effort, creating bagels from scratch actually ... Since yeast dough recipes typically serve more ...

I used to be intimidated by the process of making and resting dough, then boiling each bagel, then baking them ... from a baking book and my flatmate's recipe.

The traditional bagel is made by letting the dough rise very little and then plunging it into boiling water before baking to help create a shiny and chewy crust. The crumb of traditional bagels ...

Most bagel recipes call for yeast as a leavening agent to help the dough rise and create the characteristic texture of bagels ...

With a deliciously chewy dough and glossy crust ... we asked four top chefs and bakeries to share their own bagel recipes. Lucky enough to have fresh yeast to hand? Bread Ahead’s traditional ...