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["Combine flour, salt, and yeast together in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, add sugar and oil to the warm water. Make a well in your dry ingredients and add liquid, mixing to a dough with a spoon or spatula.", "Knead dough either by hand or with a stand mixer with dough hook, trying to add more flour if you can. This dough is meant to be more on the dry side, so avoid wet and sticky at all costs. Keep working the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic - even with a mixer, this will take about 10 minutes. The dough will be stiff and hard, but just throw some elbow grease in there.", "Put your dough ball into a large oiled bowl, rotating once to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for approximately one hour. It should be well-risen and when you poke your finger into the dough, the impression should remain.", "Place dough on a workable surface and punch (Nigella says ""really punch"") and then give another good knead. Divide dough into three pieces. Using hands, roll each piece into a long rope, then cut your rope into five pieces. With the palm of your hand, form each of the five pieces into a ball, then roll each ball into another rope. These smaller ropes constitute your bagels - just curl them around to form a ring, and pinch and crimp the ends into each other until the circle feels complete. At this point it's a good idea to put a large pot of water on the stove to boil. When the water starts to boil, add your malt or sugar.", "Set formed bagels on oiled or greased baking sheet, cover with tea towels and let sit for about 20 minutes. They should puff up a bit during their rest. Preheat oven to 500 degrees or your max oven temperature.", "When your malted or sugared water is boiling, drop in a couple bagels at a time, poaching each side for about one minute. (A large spatula or slotted spoon should help you with this part.) Put poached bagels back on oiled baking sheets, well-spaced apart. If you wish to top them with sesame or poppy seeds, onions or garlic or salt, now is a good time. You can either sprinkle them or put a decent amount of your topping on a plate and dip the top of each poached bagel in the toppings.", "Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until these little sweethearts are shiny and golden brown."]
