"All the chewy, delicious texture and flavor of bagels in bread form! This amazing bagel bread is lifechanging! Step by step pictures in the post...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 quarts water
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1/4 cup honey
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1 tablespoon baking soda
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1 egg, lightly beaten
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1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Asiago cheese (or other toppings of choice, like sesame seeds, poppy seeds, Trader Joe's everything but the bagel seasoning, etc)
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2 1/2 cups warm water
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4 tablespoons honey
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1 1/2 tablespoons instant or rapid-rise yeast (see note for active dry yeast)
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1 1/2 tablespoons coarse, kosher salt (use less for table salt)
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5 to 5 1/2 cups (25 to 27.5 ounces) bread flour (see note for substitutions and notes about exact flour amount)