Winston Style Bagel Recipes

WINSTON (STYLE) BAGEL

Steps:

• Split your bagel in half and grill (or toast in the toaster if you must) til warm and light brown.
• Slather each side with a little butter, then cream cheese, then 10 raisins on each bagel, then sunflower seeds. Top cucumber, sprouts, bacon bits, then apple and sprinkle some cinnamon on top.
• As an adult, I now eat my bagel open faced, however the original is served sandwich style.
• NOTE: In true Winston fashion, I must tell you that he would make your bagel with any combo of ingredients you wished. Sometimes I added bacon bits and sweet onion to my combo above. . .depended on how many drinks I had that night LOL. He also offers garlic powder, but that never fit with my chosen combo.

MONTREAL BAGELS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the warm water, sugar, canola oil, yeast (not instant), egg and malt; keep combining until the yeast dissolves. Then, stir in salt and one cup of the flour.
• Gently add enough flour to make a soft dough, about 3 cups.
• Knead your dough for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring in extra flour as you need it. When your dough is firm and smooth, cover with inverted bowl and let sit 10 minutes.
• Next, divvy up the dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 10-inch rope, then curve each one around your hand, pressing together ends to make a bagel shape. You may need to use a few drops of water to help the ends stay together.
• Let bagels rise for 30 minutes.
• When ready, fill a large pot with the 6 quarts of water and then stir in the honey; bring that up to a boil.
• Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 425 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat mats.
• When the honey-water has come up to the boil, drop in bagels and boil for about 90 seconds (1 1/2 minutes), turning only once. Drain your bagels on clean, dry dish towels and then place on baking sheets. Sprinkle both sides of bagels with seeds. Be generous!
• Place your bagels in preheated oven and bake until golden in appearance, about 20 minutes, turning just once. Enjoy!