Montreal Bagels
Canadian bagels with a dense, slightly sweet crumb: dough with egg and malt, poached in honey water and coated with sesame seeds.
This home version keeps features of the Montreal style: dough with egg and malt syrup, a brief poach in honey water, and a seed coating. The sources describe a wood-fired oven as traditional; here, a home-oven temperature supported by the consulted recipes is given.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDocumented presence
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Sesame
Sesame seeds
Ingredients without verified allergen data 10
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Bread flour, Dry yeast, Egg, Barley malt syrup, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable oil, Warm water for the batter, Water for poaching, Honey.
Method
- 01
Mix the dough
Mix the flour with the yeast. In another bowl, combine the beaten egg, malt syrup, salt, sugar, and oil with the warm water. Add the liquids to the flour and fold the dough toward the center about 40 times, until sticky.
Ready to continue when: The dough is combined and sticky, with no dry patches of flour.
- 02
Let the dough rise
Cover the bowl and leave the dough at room temperature, away from drafts, for about 2 hours.
Ready to continue when: The dough has doubled in volume and feels elastic.
120 min - 03
Shape the bagels
With lightly oiled hands, divide the dough into 8 portions. Shape each by hand into a ring and place them spaced apart on a prepared baking sheet.
Ready to continue when: There are 8 shaped rings, each with a wide opening and space around it.
- 04
Rest the rings
Cover the bagels with a clean, damp cloth and leave them at room temperature for one and a half hours.
Ready to continue when: One and a half hours have passed, and the rings have rested under the cloth.
90 min - 05
Poach and coat
Preheat the oven to 230 °C. Heat the water with the honey until it boils. Poach the bagels in batches for 1 minute per side; remove them, drain, and coat with sesame seeds.
Temperature: 230 °C / 446 °FReady to continue when: Each bagel has been poached for 1 minute per side, is drained, and has sesame seeds adhering to it.
2 min - 06
Bake
Place the bagels on a baking sheet and bake at 230 °C for 15–17 minutes, until golden.
Temperature: 230 °C / 446 °FReady to continue when: The bagels are golden on the surface after baking.
16 min
Ingredients
Sources and review
Content researched, cross-checked and automatically validated. Sources consulted:
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