Bread machine onion bagels- regular size batch Recipe

3/4  cup           water -- lukewarm
   2      cups          white bread flour -- +2 Teaspoons
   2      tablespoons   brown sugar
     3/4  teaspoon      salt
     1/2  teaspoon      onion powder
   1      teaspoon      dried onions -- pre-soaked ***
   2 1/4  teaspoons     active dry yeast

*** Presoak 1/4 cup dried onions in 1/3 cup warm water for 10 minutes. 
Drain a
nd press water from onions.  Place specified amount of pre-soaked onions in
the
  machine with the rest of the ingredients.  Save the rest to sprinkle on
 top of
 the bagels before baking.


1.  Insert ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer's
instruction
s.  Remove the dough from the machine after the first knead - approximately
20 
to 30 minutes. 

2.  Place dough on a floured surface.  Divide into 5 parts.  Form balls,
gently
 press thumb through center of ball and slowly stretch into bagel shape.

3.  While bagels rise, bring three quarts of water and one tablespoon of
sugar 
to a rapid boil in a large saucepan.  Drop test dough (see hints below).

4.  Using a slotted spoon, drop 2-3 bagels into rapidly boiling water. 
Boil on
  each side for  1/2 minutes.  Remove and cool on rack 1 minute, brush with
 egg 
and sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.

5.  Bake at 400 on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal, until golden -
appro
ximately 15 minutes.


** Bagel Success Hints

** When forming the bagels, set aside two 1/4" balls of dough.  When
the bagels
  have doubled in size, drop the test dough into boiling water.  The dough
 shoul
d pop to the top right away.  When this happens, it is time to boil the
bagels.

** A quick spray of non-stick vegetable coating on the top of the bagel may
be 
substituted for the egg wash.

** To make bagel sticks, cut bagel before rising and lay out in a straight
line
.  Roll sticks in a combination  of sesame and poppy seeds with a pinch of
garl
ic powder.  Let sticks rise, boil, and bake as described in the above
direction
s.

** To make bagel chips, slice leftover bagels horizontally into thin
slices.  B
ruish with butter or margarine on one side.  Lay (butter side up) on an
ungreas
ed cookie sheet and bake at 325 for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and
crisp.