Yeast Breads: French Toast Bagels

There's nothing like French toast, but it's messy to make. If you're looking for a similar taste but with less mess, consider making your own French toast bagels. These are soft and sweet with a maple, cinnamon flavor that is just perfect for breakfast. Consider making multiple batches. They'll disappear quickly.


Ingredients


1¼ tsp bread machine or quick rise yeast
3½ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
 1 cup water
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup maple syrup
 2 tbsp honey
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon


Preparation


Place yeast, flour, salt, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Toss is mix. Add water, 1 egg, vanilla, and maple syrup. Blend until a loose dough forms. Turn this dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until you have a dough that is soft and elastic, about 5 minutes. Put the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover. Set aside to rise in a warm location until doubled in size, about 1 hour.


Punch down the dough to remove all air bubbles. Shape into bagels either using a bagel cutter or by dividing the dough into 12 equal pieces and shaping them one at a time. Place bagels on prepared baking sheet. Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.


Heat oven to 375°F. Fill a bowl with water and add honey. Bring to a boil. One at a time, boil bagels for 30 seconds to 2 minutes. The longer you boil them the chewier they'll become. Place boiled bagels back on prepared baking sheet. Brush bagels with beaten egg. Combine sugar and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of bagels.


Bake bagels for 22 minutes, until bagels are browned. Remove from baking sheet immediately and cool on wire racks.


These bagels will keep for up to 5 days if you store them in an airtight container.