Bobe Lily’s Bagels

1pkg yeast
1tsp sugar
½ cup warm water
combine and dissolve, let stand 10 minutes.

2 to 3 tsp. sugar or honey
3 to 4 cups flour
3 eggs
1tsp salt
1/3 cup oil
¼ cup warm water

If you mix ingredients in a cusinart put in flour, sugar or honey and start machine.
Add yeast, eggs, oil and ¼ cup warm water. Add more flour if dough is to sticky. Mix the dough until it forms a ball and then place on a floured board to knead a few times.

Put in bowl and cover to rise in a warm place for 2 hours. ( I like the top of the refrigerator if you can).
Punch down dough and let rise a 2nd time for 1 hour.

Remove dough from bowl onto a floured board. Cut dough and braid bagels.
There’s no right or wrong size for the bagels. Just make them the size you want. Place on a cookie sheet and set aside to rise for 1 hour. Yes another hour!!!

Brush tops with egg wash mixture and sprinkle on sesame or poppy seeds if you like.
Bake at 350 F until golden brown.

If you don’t use a machine to mix the dough, then you’ll have to knead the dough well.

“Thanks to auntie Clarice for the recipe. It’s not identical to bobe’s but it’s very close.
I made this recipe once and it took me 8 hours to complete, make sure you have other things to do when waiting for the rising times. Bobe had insomnia so this gave her something to do when she couldn’t sleep. The bagels were worth it.”
Jeff Cohen