Monday Colours - Bagels 14/365
Dedicated to my friend BostonPeter ...
A bagel (Yiddish: בײגל baygl; Polish: bajgiel), also spelled beigel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked on the outer crust, with the traditional ones being poppy or sesame seeds. Some may have salt sprinkled on their surface, and there are different dough types, such as whole-grain or rye.
Though the origins of bagels are somewhat obscure, it is known that they were widely consumed in Ashkenazi Jewish communities from the 17th century. The first known mention of the bagel, in 1610, was in Jewish community ordinances in Kraków, Poland.
Bagels are now a popular bread product in North America, especially in cities with a large Jewish population, many with alternative ways of making them. Like other bakery products, bagels are available (fresh or frozen, often in many flavors) in many major supermarkets in those countries.
The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing for a more even cooking and baking of the dough: The hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing for easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller displays.
Le bagel, baguel1 ou beguel (du yiddish בײגל "beygl") est un petit pain en forme d'anneau, à la texture très ferme, fait d'une pâte au levain naturel, cuit brièvement dans l'eau avant d'être passé au four.
Ces petits pains, d'une dizaine de centimètres de diamètre originaires d'Europe centrale ou orientale ont suivi les immigrants juifs d'Europe de l'Est aux États-Unis et au Canada où ils sont servis garnis de fromage blanc, de saumon fumé ou d'autres ingrédients selon leur disponibilité et l'imagination du cuisinier. On les retrouve parfois nature mais souvent aromatisés aux graines de sésame, de carvi, de pavot, aux oignons frits,de cannelle et raisins...
Bien que les origines du bagel et de son nom ne soient pas tout à fait claires, la première mention par un document se trouve en 1610 dans une communauté juive à Cracovie, Pologne
Monday Colours - Bagels 14/365
Dedicated to my friend BostonPeter ...
A bagel (Yiddish: בײגל baygl; Polish: bajgiel), also spelled beigel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked on the outer crust, with the traditional ones being poppy or sesame seeds. Some may have salt sprinkled on their surface, and there are different dough types, such as whole-grain or rye.
Though the origins of bagels are somewhat obscure, it is known that they were widely consumed in Ashkenazi Jewish communities from the 17th century. The first known mention of the bagel, in 1610, was in Jewish community ordinances in Kraków, Poland.
Bagels are now a popular bread product in North America, especially in cities with a large Jewish population, many with alternative ways of making them. Like other bakery products, bagels are available (fresh or frozen, often in many flavors) in many major supermarkets in those countries.
The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing for a more even cooking and baking of the dough: The hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing for easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller displays.
Le bagel, baguel1 ou beguel (du yiddish בײגל "beygl") est un petit pain en forme d'anneau, à la texture très ferme, fait d'une pâte au levain naturel, cuit brièvement dans l'eau avant d'être passé au four.
Ces petits pains, d'une dizaine de centimètres de diamètre originaires d'Europe centrale ou orientale ont suivi les immigrants juifs d'Europe de l'Est aux États-Unis et au Canada où ils sont servis garnis de fromage blanc, de saumon fumé ou d'autres ingrédients selon leur disponibilité et l'imagination du cuisinier. On les retrouve parfois nature mais souvent aromatisés aux graines de sésame, de carvi, de pavot, aux oignons frits,de cannelle et raisins...
Bien que les origines du bagel et de son nom ne soient pas tout à fait claires, la première mention par un document se trouve en 1610 dans une communauté juive à Cracovie, Pologne