Bagels-- Less than 4 Smart Points each

 The recipe makes 17 bagels about 3" in diameter.  This photo is before they had risen.

 Drop 3-4 at a time in a large pan of boiling, salted water.  Boil for 45 seconds, turning once.

   

Remove from boiling water onto a wire rack.

 Brush tops with egg wash and add desired toppings.  I used Trader Joe's Everything But The Bagel seasoning on half of them and just kosher salt on the remaining ones.

   The finished product, fresh from the oven!












                                                                          

BAGELS

Makes 17 – 3.3 Smart Points each

1 3/8 cups water

4 cups bread flour

1 T. sugar

2 tsp. salt

1 T. butter

1 tsp. yeast

Place all ingredients in mixer bowl and combine with dough hook.  Let knead for 10 minutes.  You may need to add a little extra water if the dough is too stiff.  I used 2 cups of bread flour and 2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour and my dough required an extra 1/8 cup of water.

Turn dough out and divide into 17 equal portions.  Form into balls and pat into circles.  Using a small cookie cutter – I used the doughnut hole cutter from my doughnut cutter-make a hole in the center of each circle. You can also just punch a hole using your thumb.  Make sure the hole is large enough that it will stay open as the dough rises.

Place onto a cookie sheet, cover and let rise until doubled.

Bring 5 quarts of salted water to a rolling boil.   Drop 2 or 3 bagels at a time into the water for about 45 seconds, turning each once.  Using a slotted spoon, remove them from the water and place on a cooling rack to let excess water drip off.

Place bagels onto greased baking sheet.  Brush with egg white wash and sprinkle with desired toppings. Bake at 350° 20-25 minutes until golden brown.  You can turn them over half way through baking time to brown both sides evenly if desired.

Smart Points Total    56

Flour                48

Butter              5

Sugar               3