Comments on: BBA Challenge #3: Battle Bagel!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:30:27 +0000

Bagels are, indeed, a bit of work. But they are SO worth it! I pay bout $3.25 for a bag of King Arthur Flour here in San Antonio. The formula calls for right around two pounds, so $1.70-ish for flour. Figure another dollar for all the other ingredients and maybe $1 for electricity, and you’ve got 24 bagels for under $4. Bagels are 79-cents to a dollar in bakeries here. EACH! And they’re huge, a heavy hitter on the waistline. Who wants to eat half a bagel? The frozen ones are smaller but… ew.

By: MC

MC — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:07:40 +0000

I’m with you when it comes to using more whole grains and these bagels look marvelous. They also look like a lot of work! Congratulations on this beautiful batch!

By: YeastSpotting June 12, 2009 | Wild Yeast

YeastSpotting June 12, 2009 | Wild Yeast — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:03:12 +0000

[...] Mini “Everything” Bagels [...]

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:01:47 +0000

I think this has to be the first mini bagel post I have seen from BBA. Yeah for you!!!!!!

They look wonderful and digging that topping.

By: Susan/Wild Yeast

Susan/Wild Yeast — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:21:50 +0000

Aren’t bagels about the most gratifying thing you can bake? I am always entranced by the boiling process. These look incredible and I love the sensible size.

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:10:10 +0000

You did great. It is hard to bake and not eat isn’t it?
Nice photos and great baking along with you,
Susie

By: SulaBlue

SulaBlue — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:59:57 +0000

I’m really trying to get back to watching what I eat – so HARD when you’re into baking!!! I was really glad to see the figures that A Cook’s Book gave me for the nutritional info! I sent half of them to work with my husband, and a lot of people were VERY glad to see a “normal” size bagel for a change.

The next challenge is brioche. OY! I’m going with the poor man’s brioche, I think, and only doing half or quarter recipe so we don’t have it sitting around the house. They had the little mini-pans at Bed Bath and Beyond for 59 cents each for the “small” and 29 cents for the “tiny” so at least I can pre-portion them!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:02:43 +0000

They look glorious! I must get on the BBA bandwagon pronto cause I’m missing out. I love bagels – but not the 600 calorie over-the-top variety (which frankly are the only kind available anymore). Making your own = having your bread and eating it too. Great post!