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Preheat the oven at the lowest setting for 5 minutes while you prepare the ingredients...
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Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl then make a well in the centre and add in the wet
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Turn off the oven and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
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Use the dough hook on your food processor to mix the dough for 3 minutes
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Oil your hands and split the dough into 4 or 6
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Roll each piece into a ball, squash down slightly then using your thumb make a hole in the middle
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I find it easiest to 'spin' the dough like a hula hoop in my hand on my thumb.
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Make the holes quite large as they'll close as the dough rises
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Set each bagel on the baking tray and put the tray on the bottom shelf of the cooling oven for 45 minutes
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They should have risen quite well by the end of that time
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Get the molasses water boiling on the stove and preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F
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Drop the bagels in one at a time and boil 30 seconds each side then put them back on the baking tray again
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At this point you can top with salt, seeds or any topping you might enjoy
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Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden
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Let cool a bit on a wire rack then split and top with whatever you like
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To make cinnamon raisin bagels add a tsp cinnamon and 60g raisins to the dough and dust with cinnamon sugar before baking
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In fact any dried fruits are great like apricots, cranberries and blueberries.
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Dried pineapple and coconut make great hawaiian bagels.
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Orange zest is also delicious
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For onion bagels add a handful of dehydrated onions to the dough and 1/2 a tsp onion powder.
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You could add a handful of grated cheese for cheesy bagels
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For garlic bagels try half a tsp each of garlic powder and minced garlic.
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Poppy, black onion & sesame seeds are great toppings
