Homemade Bagels Recipe

Ingredients (8)

• 6 ounces cold water (3/4 cup; 170g)
• 3 1/2 ounces bread flour (about 3/4 cup, spooned; 100g)
• 12 1/2 ounces bread flour (about 2 3/4 cups, spooned; 355g)
• 1/2 ounce sugar (1 tablespoon; 15g)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons (9g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight
• 1 teaspoon (4g) instant dry yeast, such as SAF; not RapidRise or active dry (more info here)
• 3 1/2 ounces water (1/2 cup minus 1 tablespoon; 100g)
• 1 ounce barley malt syrup (4 teaspoons; 30g)