This little chewy piece of heaven can be enjoyed in so many ways.Toasted or not, tasty with cream cheese, peanut butter, cheese whiz, jam or just about anything you can spread. Then there is the Breakfast Bagel or a Bagel Burger or a Bagel Sandwich.
Here is where the bagel originates.
A bagel (Yiddish: בײגל beygl; Polish: bajgiel), also historically spelled bagel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. Though the origins of bagels are somewhat obscure, it is known that they were widely consumed by Ashkenazi Jews from the 17th century. The first known mention of the bagel, in 1610, was in Jewish community ordinances in Kraków, Poland.
How Bagels Are Made
It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior.The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing more even cooking and baking of the dough: The hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller displays
The Bagel Debate
Which is the better Bagel ,New york or Montreal?
New York style
The New York bagel contains malt, is cold-fermented for several days to develop the flavors and enhance the crust, and is boiled in salted water before baking in a standard oven.[24] The resulting bagel has a fluffy interior and a chewy crust.
Montreal Style
Different from the New York style, the Montreal-style bagel contains malt and sugar with no salt; it is boiled in honey-sweetened water before baking in a wood-fired oven
Only your own taste buds will solve the Great Bagel Debate.
