So it is in the water

Via The NewsHour [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/chemistry-secret-to-nyc-bagels-water/], The American Chemical Society wades into bagel mysteries and throws water softness and a long, cool proofing into the mix.…

Make Amazing Bagels at Home

[Eater DC shared a video showing how bagels are hand-rolled at Black Seed Bagels](http://www.eater.com/2015/3/31/8315669/make-bagels-how-to-video). I want to quibble with the contention that the wood-fired stove, the huge boiling vat, and the draining racks are home equipment, but I am really grateful…

Another "Bagel" Variation

> Kahke, a Turkish spiced bread in the form of a ring: http://t.co/dkBzfDe0Ql — Out of Eden (@outofedenwalk) October 23, 2014 [https://twitter.com/outofedenwalk/status/525355235552665600] > "It lasts a year." Kahke, made with fermented chickpeas. Antakya, #Turkey. [https://instagram.com/p/tqAq_ttSrk/] A…

Bagels

I've been on a quest to find out as much as I can about bagels and bialys since I read about Montreal bagels in a notice about the new Black Seed Bagels [http://blackseedbagels.com] in the paper [http://nyti.ms/1mvwDjO] last week. Grub Street [http://www.…

The Bagel

Who'd have thought there was poem about a bagel? How could I not notice when I'm using a bread-baking theme? By David Ignatow; given today at The Writer's Almanac [http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2014/02/23]. > I stopped to pick…