how to make bagels puffier
i have tried 3 different rescipes and they all come out thin. i will usually use bread flour and the oven is around 425-500.
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i have tried 3 different rescipes and they all come out thin. i will usually use bread flour and the oven is around 425-500.
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An important element is the instant yeast -- the first time I made them I mistakenly used active dry yeast, and they didn't rise as well. I usually use all purpose flour (Whole Foods organic white all purpose) and it works well. I assume by puffy you're referring to the rise, and not a fluffy texture -this recipe makes a great NY style bagel that is both chewy and well risen.
The large, puffy bagels that we see today developed mid-20c as the bagel moved from small bakeries & delis in places like New York and Montreal to mass-produced and frozen products available cross-country in mainstream groceries.
Early and mid 20th C bagels were generally smaller and denser, and many recipes reflect that. And now some craft bakeries and nouveau delis are returning to making that style.
For a puffier bagel, probably look for a recipe with high ratio of yeast, white flour, long rise and maybe short or no boiling stage.