Cooking
A long, LONG time ago, when she hadn't even started her blog, Moira was so kind as to offer me, via e-mail, a copy of her recipe for bagels. She claimed they were the best homemade bagels in the entire WORLD! And you know what? I think she's right!
This weeks theme is lunch or as I liked to put it, lunchbox - I have to bring lunch on an almost daily basis to school, and started a little project on finding the best bagel in the world a couple of months ago, that then proceeded to die right then and there. So naturally, when I saw Moira had posted about the bagels over at Who Wants Seconds? there was no escaping it anymore - I had to try them. Moira's a real kidder - I mean seriously, she had me thinking "Oh no, she's gone amuck, I mean one thing is originality, but this? This is plain - um... EUIW!" Also, her pictures are to die for!
I was a little startled to find out that I needed an entire packet of fresh yeast (50 g) for the 3½ cups of flour, after having used the site Moira's included in her post. It seemed like a lot to me, but I think it's actually pretty standard - I just usually cut down on the yeast in my breads, I hate it when all you can taste to a loaf or roll is yeast. Let me say straight up, these DO NOT taste yeasty at all when done! And they were dead easy to do - I dumped water, sugar, salt and flour in my Kitchen Aid, left it for 10 minutes, came back and found a smooth, silky dough. A little rise, shaping them (the easiest method EVER - all the recipes I've seen so far having you making little logs then pinching the ends of those together - they almost always split when you boil them) boiling, baking.
And as for the texture and taste. They seem a little more airy than other bagels I've encountered (I should probably at this stage tell you that Bagels in Denmark are either out of the frozen section at the supermarket or from a take-out shop - I think the take-out shop's ones are pretty authentic, but I've never had the real deal in NY, so don't lynch me if I'm all wrong here!:-)) Anyways - appearances are deceiving, they are chewy, slightly sweet and "gummy" (weird word - I mean it in the nicest way!) The boyfriend, who isn't usually a bagel-lover even popped one in his mouth as soon as he saw them and declared them "MMMMMMMMMMMM - mheyr chewy - mice staste" - that was about all he could say, what with his mouth full and all. I had one, just plain with nice butter - they're a definite keeper!
Cathy's packed a sensible lunch for you too...
- Dining With The Bloggers - September 28th
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- A Hug You Can Eat
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- Dining With Three Bloggers - September 27th.
My apologies. It was my sincerest intention to do a DwB post at least every other week. Then what happened? Well, the boss left on paternity leave and left me with a whole lotta work, hence, no post last week. Yup, always blame it on work. So even though...
- Dining With The Bloggers - February 9th.
It's dinner-time! Or rather, it's baking time this time around, as Cathy's done a couple of rolls and a toaster oat bread, and I tried my hand at TinyFork's Bialys. I had no idea what Bialys was - I'm not even sure I do now I've...
- Lady Of The Bagel: A Quest Begins
I need to bring lunch to school almost on an everyday basis. While I'm a big fan of a nice salad, I'm very much a bread person as well - no Atkins for me here! I just cannot fathom that anyone would like to live without a daily dose of wheat! ...
Cooking
Dining with the Bloggers - April 6th.
A long, LONG time ago, when she hadn't even started her blog, Moira was so kind as to offer me, via e-mail, a copy of her recipe for bagels. She claimed they were the best homemade bagels in the entire WORLD! And you know what? I think she's right!
This weeks theme is lunch or as I liked to put it, lunchbox - I have to bring lunch on an almost daily basis to school, and started a little project on finding the best bagel in the world a couple of months ago, that then proceeded to die right then and there. So naturally, when I saw Moira had posted about the bagels over at Who Wants Seconds? there was no escaping it anymore - I had to try them. Moira's a real kidder - I mean seriously, she had me thinking "Oh no, she's gone amuck, I mean one thing is originality, but this? This is plain - um... EUIW!" Also, her pictures are to die for!
I was a little startled to find out that I needed an entire packet of fresh yeast (50 g) for the 3½ cups of flour, after having used the site Moira's included in her post. It seemed like a lot to me, but I think it's actually pretty standard - I just usually cut down on the yeast in my breads, I hate it when all you can taste to a loaf or roll is yeast. Let me say straight up, these DO NOT taste yeasty at all when done! And they were dead easy to do - I dumped water, sugar, salt and flour in my Kitchen Aid, left it for 10 minutes, came back and found a smooth, silky dough. A little rise, shaping them (the easiest method EVER - all the recipes I've seen so far having you making little logs then pinching the ends of those together - they almost always split when you boil them) boiling, baking.
And as for the texture and taste. They seem a little more airy than other bagels I've encountered (I should probably at this stage tell you that Bagels in Denmark are either out of the frozen section at the supermarket or from a take-out shop - I think the take-out shop's ones are pretty authentic, but I've never had the real deal in NY, so don't lynch me if I'm all wrong here!:-)) Anyways - appearances are deceiving, they are chewy, slightly sweet and "gummy" (weird word - I mean it in the nicest way!) The boyfriend, who isn't usually a bagel-lover even popped one in his mouth as soon as he saw them and declared them "MMMMMMMMMMMM - mheyr chewy - mice staste" - that was about all he could say, what with his mouth full and all. I had one, just plain with nice butter - they're a definite keeper!
Cathy's packed a sensible lunch for you too...
- Dining With The Bloggers - September 28th
My first impression of Brownie Points was that it was a smart blog with a great look. Well, no wonder... Jocelyn (aka McAuliflower) is a scientist/artist from Eugene, Oregon, and it is apparent that she brings the sensibilities of both her callings to...
- A Hug You Can Eat
Moira of Who Wants Seconds? is having a contest; the mission? Write about your favorite comfort food. I love Moira's blog (I recently made bagels using her recipe...yum), and knew I wanted in on this. I've spent the past few weeks thinking: what...
- Dining With Three Bloggers - September 27th.
My apologies. It was my sincerest intention to do a DwB post at least every other week. Then what happened? Well, the boss left on paternity leave and left me with a whole lotta work, hence, no post last week. Yup, always blame it on work. So even though...
- Dining With The Bloggers - February 9th.
It's dinner-time! Or rather, it's baking time this time around, as Cathy's done a couple of rolls and a toaster oat bread, and I tried my hand at TinyFork's Bialys. I had no idea what Bialys was - I'm not even sure I do now I've...
- Lady Of The Bagel: A Quest Begins
I need to bring lunch to school almost on an everyday basis. While I'm a big fan of a nice salad, I'm very much a bread person as well - no Atkins for me here! I just cannot fathom that anyone would like to live without a daily dose of wheat! ...