Baking Bagels

Today's inspiration comes from this website.  I watched a Food Network show where I learned how bagels were made.  I had no idea that bagels were first boiled before baked, so I thought I would give it a shot.  It turns out that fresh bagels are really good!

Ingredients

• 4 cups bread flour
  
• 1 tablespoon sugar
  
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
  

Directions

1. Mix and knead the dough well.  
   
2. Cut into 8 equal pieces.  
   
3. Let rise for 10-20 minutes.  
   
4. Roll up the dough pieces into snakes and connect the ends to create the bagel look.
   
5. Let sit for 20 minutes.
   
6. Boil water and cook each side for 1 minute.
   
7. Place the bagels on a lightly-greased cookie sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes on each side (flip once).  I pulled the bagels out about 3 minutes early because they looked like they were done... and they were. =)