Honey Wheat Poppyseed Bagels

Yesterday on our way to work, my husband and I stopped to grab a couple of breakfast sandwiches from McD's. I know I know, its not healthy, but we were hungry and in a hurry so it got the job done. While eating his steak breakfast bagel (who eats steak for breakfast?? oh yeah, my husband), he professed his love for bagels. I never buy bagels at the store 'cuz I'm a toast kinda girl, but I thought, why haven't I made bagels yet? They seems simple enough, and as everyone knows, homemade is always best. I whipped up this recipe, and I ain't lookin' back. Homemade bagels are DA BOMB. These bagels are slightly sweetened from the honey, but you could totally leave the honey out of the recipe and use these as sandwich buns. In fact, that's a dandy idea for dinner tomorrow!

Honey Wheat Poppyseed Bagels

1 tsp. Fast Rise Yeast
1 1/2 C. Warm Water
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 C. Honey
2 1/2 C. All Purpose Flour
1 C. Whole Wheat Flour
2 tsp. Poppyseed
1 Egg
1 Tbsp. Water

In a large bowl, combine yeast, salt, honey, and water. Let sit for five minutes to allow the yeast to bloom, and become frothy. Begin adding flour, one cup at a time, stirring until the dough becomes too difficult to easily stir. Add more flour as necessary, and begin kneading. The flour is approximate, you may require a little more, or a little less. The dough is done once its smooth, elastic, and not sticky to the touch. Place dough in a greased bowl, and cover with saran wrap. Let rise for one hour, or until doubled in size. Once doubled, sprinkle dough with a little flour, and punch down. Re-cover with saran wrap, and let rise for another twenty minutes.

Put a half full pot of water on the stove to boil. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Divide dough into eight pieces. Roll dough into balls, and poke hole through each ball with your finger, gently stretching until the hole in the center is around a half inch. Gently drop bagels into boiling water, and boil two minutes on each side. Remove bagels from boiling water with a slotted spoon, and place onto a greased cookie sheet. Whisk egg, and water. Lightly brush each bagel with egg mixture. Bake for thirty minutes. Cool on a wire rack, and enjoy with some cream cheese, and jam! :)