Hello,

I hope you have been well. I have been trying to make bagels without a standmixer, and been researching it’s origin. I was surprised that bagels were created in response to the antisemitic laws preventing Polish Jews from baking bread, so the Jews circumvented the restrictions by boiling the dough before baking it. {source: nycbageltours.com} And that the hole in the middle was made to allow the bagels to be threaded for easy display and transportation. It’s been great reading up about bagels. Today, I hope you enjoy my version of this ancient bread.

Plant a seed and watch it grow. Take care and stay healthy.