Jalapeno Bagels -- 7 Smart Points

I revisited my original post Jalapeno Bagels to calculate the Weight Watchers Smart Points for the recipe.  With the ingredients I use, they calculate at just under 7 points per bagel.  If you make 9 bagels instead of the 8 the points calculate as 6 Smart Points.    A national brand bagel calculates at 6 points but they're full of preservatives and chemicals.

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JALAPENO BAGELS

1 ½ cups warm water
4 tsp. Active dry yeast
1 ½ tsp, salt
1 T. sugar
4 cups bread flour
1/3 cup fresh seeded minced jalapeno peppers
1 T. plus 1 tsp dried red chili pepper flakes
1 egg, optional

WATER BATH
1 gallon water
1 T. sugar

Combine warm water, yeast, salt and 1 T. sugar.
Add flour, jalapenos and red chili pepper flakes
and mix into a ball.

Knead for 10-12 minutes, adding more flour if
necessary, until dough is stiff.  Let dough rest for
10 minutes.

Divide into 8 equal pieces and form into balls.
Punch a hole in middle with floured finger and
gently pull to enlarge hole to 2 inches.

Place bagels on greased baking sheet, cover and        
allow to rise for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat oven to broil. Prepare water bath and
put it on to boil.

After bagels have risen for 20 minutes, broil for 1 ½ minutes
on each side.

Once water bath is boiling, reduce heat.  Place bagels, 3 at a
time in water for 1 ½ minutes, turning after 45 seconds.

Drain and place on greased baking sheet.  If desired, brush with
egg wash (beat egg with 1 tablespoon of water)

Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes.

Weight Watcher Smart Points

King Arthur bread flour           48
Sugar                                          3
Egg                                             2

Meatball Pie With Biscuit Topping - 11 Smart Points

MEATBALL PIE WITH BISCUIT TOPPING

12 oz lean ground beef

¼ cup chopped onion

1 tsp. dried parsley

6 T.  Daisy light sour cream

1 can Cream of Celery soup

3 carrots, sliced and cooked until tender - reserve cooking liquid

6 oz. diced potatoes, cooked until tender and drained

1 can Shurfine Jumbo Buttermilk biscuits

Heat oven to 450°.  Mix beef, onion, parsley, 3 T. of the sour cream, salt and pepper.  Shape into 1” meatballs.  Place in a shallow pan and bake for 8-12 minutes.  Remove from pan and place meatballs into a 2 quart casserole dish.  Mix remaining sour cream, soup, carrots with juice and potatoes.  Pour over meatballs.  Cut two biscuits into 4 pieces each and place on top of meatball mixture.  Bake 15-20 minutes. 

Serves 4  -  11 Smart Points per serving

You can lower the Smart Points by using smaller biscuits.  The Shurfine ones I used were 7 points each! 
 

This is very filling and the servings are large.

You can also use canned carrots and potatoes to speed up prep time.

Ground beef                   12 Smart Points

Light sour cream             6 Smart Points

Cream of Celery soup     7.5 Smart Points

Carrots                            0 Smart Points

Potato                              6 Smart Points