Earlier this month, Kristin over at Scintillator posted a recipe for Tri-Colour Bagels, which she calls “Hound Rounds” because they’re the same colour as her dogs: beagle/basset hound crosses. Since I had such good luck with her Flax Bagel recipe, I was anxious to try these fancy ones!
I started with one bowl, mixing some of the flour with the yeast, some honey, salt, and warm water. Then I divided the dough into three bowls, adding white flour to one, whole wheat to another, and rye flour to the third. Note to self: Next time I buy flour at Bulk Barn, I need to mark the bags so I can tell what kind it is! I was tasting it, trying to figure it out! Apparently, I guessed right…
After letting the doughs rise for about an hour, I divided each piece into 12 smaller pieces, and made ropes from them. The whole wheat dough was very sticky (I think I may have overdone the molasses), and I had to flour my hands to keep the dough from sticking. Here are the ropes I made…notice the varying lengths that result from eyeballing “equal” pieces:
Then I took a rope of each colour, braided them, made a round, and pinched the ends together. This is harder than it sounds. Here’s what I ended up with:
I let them rise for another half hour, and then put them into boiling sugar water for 2 or 3 minutes, flipping them every few seconds. After their bath, they looked like this:
I omitted the flour wash/seeds that Kristin suggested…pure laziness! After 20 minutes in my 350-degree oven (I turned them once), the bagels came out looking like this:
I thought the finished results looked a lot like the dog chews we buy once in a while for Jake! Jim commented on how pretty they were when they were sliced, and took this picture to show you:
If you like bagels, give these a try!
As part of my recovery from my surgery ( which is tomorrow) I will be required to eat soft foods for a few days. Those sure would quicken my recovery!
Hope your surgery goes well, Duke…best wishes for a speedy recovery! Wendy
Wow, those look amazing. Now I’m hungry. Thanks, Wendy! 🙂
It will give you something to do today, Hippie! Enjoy! Wendy
Yum! My husband used to make homemade sourdough cinnamon-raisin bagels…that was livin’!
They look gorgeous…making breads/bagels is such a meditative thing to do.
If my back was better today, maybe I’d give this a go…alas…not today.
blessings on your Sunday!
jane
I hope your back’s feeling better soon, Jane…these actually aren’t much of a strain to knead, because it’s such a small amount of dough at once…not like kneading a bread recipe that takes 8 cups of flour! Hugs, Wendy
that looks pretty and pretty easy.
They are pretty, easy and tasty, Pearl! Thanks for stopping by! Wendy
How pretty. I love how they look when they are cut. I bet they tasted great.
I will have to live vicariously though–I know my limits and this well surpasses them…you lost me at sticky and braid.
♥
They are really easy, Katybeth! I think you could do it…way less scientific than blowing up things in your kitchen!
Hugs,
Wendy
The bagels look so artistic Wendy. Beautiful and I bet they taste just as good as they look!
Thanks, Jeanne…they are yummy…I used one to make my Toad in the Hole this morning! Hugs, Wendy
Impressive! They don’t sell anything like this at my bagel shop. They look delicious.
I’m guessing they probably wouldn’t make much money selling them in a shop, Jacquelin…they’re pretty labour-intensive! Yummy, though… Wendy
Those look amazing – you never cease to impress me with your baking prowess, Wendy! I could never do anything like that!
Sunshine xx
These bagels are really easy, Sunshine…I cheat by using Quick-Rise yeast… Hugs, Wendy
Gorgeous! We don’t get much by way of different flours here (why would we want anything other than baguettes, according to the French?!) but I might try some single dough ones
You might enjoy the recipe for the Flax Bagels, LJ…it only needs white flour…they’re very easy and delicious, too! Wendy
Those are so beautiful! Yum!
Thanks, Joey…have you recovered from the birthday party yet? Wendy
My kids are bagel hounds! They will love these babies. I only hope mine turn out as delicious as these look. Thanks!
Please let me know how the kids like them, Botut! You might have to ration them…this recipe only makes twelve! Thanks for stopping by! Wendy
Delish and beautiful! Thanks for sharing the recipe, Wendy!
No problem, Maura…glad you enjoyed the post! Hugs, Wendy
That is some process. Why do they need to bathe before they’re baked? Just curious since I’m a complete dummy as far as baking goes! They look very pretty sliced 🙂 and not so bad whole either 😀
Great going Wendy! Am off to catch your previous post…looks like all I’m doing is catching up these days sigh…
Hugs, H.
Boiling them in sugar water makes them puff up more, Harsha, and makes the crust thicker and chewier. They are yummy! Hugs, Wendy
I adore bagels and these are beautiful! Actually, I love bread, any kind, with lots of butter–Yummy, Yummy!
Not in Haiti Anymore 😦
Kathy
Bagels are one of my favourite foods too, Kathy. I learned to make bread as a way of taking out my frustrations! Mmmm…butter… Hugs, Wendy
How beautiful…but I imagine they must have been a lot of work! To make three different doughs all at once!
It wasn’t too bad, Melissa…you start with one, and then split it and add the various flours/sweetenings to the individual bowls. The big thing for me is that the recipe only makes twelve…I think I’ll double it next time… Wendy
I don’t think I’ve ever seen braided bagels. That looks really good.
They’d make a nice weekend breakfast with Thing 1 and 2, Todd… Wendy
Oh they are beautiful Wendy! Sounds like a great cooking project with the kids! Will have to give this a try! Paula
It would be fun to do with the kids, Paula, especially ‘tweens…you could get them to make the “ropes” after you divide the dough. Let me know how they come out! Wendy
OMG I so have to get Suzanne to make those. They look amazing!
Gee, Ian…I think you could probably do it! They are amazing…do you guys have a Bulk Barn there? Wendy
Me? No way. I only bake cookies. Baked goods require me to stick too closely to recipes. Unfortunately the closest Bulk barn is in Ottawa so we have to rely on the kindness of family and friends to send us BB goodies. 😀
I guarantee you can do these, Ian…flour, oil, sugar, yeast and water…easy!
Wendy
I love them, Wendy. They are beautiful when sliced. Reminds me of a black and white cookie! I’m sure they were delicious.
They were really good, Diane! And I didn’t realize how pretty they were inside until Jim mentioned it! Hugs, Wendy
Curt says he is impressed. Not something he would tackle. He’s staying with to going to the bagel shop even though they don’t have tricolors.
It’s really very easy, Jeanne…I use quick-rise yeast. It’s more time-consuming than anything else! Wendy
Those look amazing! You said braiding them is harder than it sounds. Well, I already thought it sounded pretty hard. So it may be a while before I attempt this… 🙂
It’s really not that hard, Melissa…I just squeezed the ends of the three ropes together before I started, and then mashed the other ends into them at the end (“squeezed” and “mashed” being the technical baking terms…I’m such a pro…NOT!). Your older child would probably have fun helping make the ropes (after you divide the dough!). Wendy
You’re having too much fun. I’m not so sure about those chicken hearts though.
I do love food, Colleen! You seem like the adventurous type…you should give chicken hearts a try! Wendy
I cook, but I do not bake, but this post and recipe has me thinking I may take up baking as well! Nice post and awesome looking bagels.
Glad you stopped by, Jagged Man…as I told Ian, they’re really quite easy…just time-consuming! Wendy