What is a bagel and why are they so delicious?
Essentially, the ingredients of a bagel are simple. They contain flour, water, salt, sugar (or honey or malt) and yeast.
Out of all these ingredients, it is widely thought by bagel lovers, that the water is the key ingredient to great
tasting bagels. Not
only is the water an ingredient, it is also what the bagels are boiled in. They are dropped into this boiling key
ingredient for about 1 to 3 minutes. They are then baked for about 30 minutes. They also taste best when they come
right out of the oven. The inside of the bagel should be soft and moist and have a slightly salty taste. The outer
crust should be crusty but not too hard.
Of course, what you choose to put on a bagel can also make or break the perfect bagel. You might hear bagels being
ordered with cream cheese. And a popular bagel
sandwich is a layer of cream cheese followed by lox, or smoked salmon, an onion slice and topped with a tomato slice.
Another very important bagel issue is how to slice a bagel. Many people make the mistake of holding it in one hand
and slicing downward toward the palm. Big mistake. This slices your hand as well as the bagel. Place the bagel on a
cutting board and slice while keeping the other hand on top of the bagel. This will make your bagel eating experience
much more enjoyable.
There are many types of bagels, including plain, poppy seed, cheese covered, pineapple flavored, and many more.
A plain bagel has about 150 calories. The addition of other ingredients such as nuts, chocolate chips, and sesame seeds,
increases the calorie count. Even when bagels get
stale there are edible uses for them. You can make them into bagel chips or bread crumbs. They are a perfect food.
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