Sourdough Einkorn Bagels

Step 1

Mix starter, water, and sugar in a large ceramic bowl. Add flour and salt and mix using a danish dough whisk until a shaggy dough is formed. Add a little water if flour remains in bowl. Allow to rest for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Pour olive oil on top of the dough, then use a scraper to move dough to counter. Knead for several minutes until softer, then rest in bowl for 15 minutes. Remove dough from bowl and knead for a minute. If dough seems too stiff or dry, wet your hands and continue to knead. Place dough back in the bowl to rest for 15 minutes. Repeat the same process after 15 minutes and set dough back into bowl. Cover with compostable cling wrap and allow to ferment until puffy, risen, and showing holes on the top of dough. This may take 8-10 hours.

Step 3

Depending on your schedule, you may choose to shape after this ferment or you can place the bowl into fridge and allow to ferment longer in the fridge for a better flavor. You can leave overnight, 1 or 2 days. When ready to bake, remove from fridge and allow the dough to come to room temperature. You can also remove the dough from bowl and set onto counter to speed up this time. This will take several hours.

Step 4

When dough is room temperature, cut into 12-13 even sized pieces. Pull each edge into the center of the dough piece until you have a round, then turn it over, and softly massage the ball by rotating quickly in a counterclockwise direction, then pulling towards you. You wan’t to create tension at the bottom of the ball. Then stick a finger through the ball until you have a little bagel. Place this bagel onto a floured surface and repeat with remain dough pieces.

Step 5

After 1-3 hours and bagels have puffed up, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Preheat oven to 450℉ with baking sheets inside the oven. Add 2 teaspoons baking soda. Place several bagels carefully into the water and boil for 30 seconds, then flip over and boil another 30 seconds. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon and set onto a cooling rack while you cook the remaining bagels.

Step 6

Remove preheated baking sheet from oven and place parchment paper on top, then set bagels on baking sheets. Place into the oven and bake for 5 minutes, then turn heat down to 400℉ and bake an additional 12-15 minutes.

Step 7

Remove from oven and allow bagels to cool on a cooling rack.

Tip

These can be sliced in half and stored in the freezer in a ziplock baggie with unbleached parchment paper in between each slice. Or, you can slice and freeze on baking sheet first, then transfer to a ziplock freezer bag. Reheat in the toaster or toaster oven on the bagel setting.