Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Bagels Recipes

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON - RAISIN BAGELS

Steps:

• Sponge:
• Combine sponge ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix well to form a batter-like consistency.
• Cover and let rest for 2 hours at room temperature.
• Dough:
• Add the yeast, whole wheat bread flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and malt syrup to the sponge.
• Stir to combine, then add the salt.
• Knead with the dough hook for 12 minutes, until the dough becomes smooth and pliable. It will be stiff but not dry.
• Turn out onto a counter and, by hand, knead in the raisins.
• Cover and let rest at room temperature for 1 hour, then place in the fridge overnight.
• Boiling / Baking:.
• Remove the dough from the fridge and let rest at room temperature 1 ½ hours.
• Preheat the oven to 500°F Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or SilPat.
• Turn the dough out onto the counter and divide into 8 pieces. Shape into rings (keep the middle holes larger than you want them to be in the finished bagel).
• Cover with a towely and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the baking soda and honey.
• Drop in as many bagels as will comfortably fit in the pot. Cook 1 minute, flip, and cook 1 more minute.
• Place boiled bagels on the baking sheets and brush with egg white.
• Place one sheet of bagels in the oven and bake for 5 minutes, then lower the heat to 450°F and bake for another 5 minutes.
• Repeat for remaining tray of bagels.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Place sourdough starter, egg, 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons margarine, flour, raisins, 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons sugar, and salt in a bread machine in that order. Run Dough cycle. Remove dough from the machine after the cycle is done, about 90 minutes.
• Place dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover with a towel. Place in a draft-free place to rise until doubled, 8 hours to overnight.
• Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
• Turn dough out on a floured surface. Roll into a 9-inch wide rectangle about 1/2-inch thick. Brush milk over dough; sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on top. Roll dough up tightly into a log and place in a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan. Let rise until at least 1 inch above the rim of the pan, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake loaf in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON RAISIN SWIRL BREAD

Steps:

• Starter/Levain Build
• Mix the starter, flour, and water in a jar. Mark the level with a rubber band and let ripen overnight. Use cold water and/or a higher feeding ratio in summertime so the levain doesn't finish all the food before morning.
• Final Dough Mixing and Bulk Fermentation
• Measure out the raisins and soak them in water while the dough rises.
• Mix the flours, water, levain, brown sugar, oil, salt, and 1 tsp of the cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cover and let rest 30 minutes.
• Do one round of stretching and folding, or another form of gluten development.
• Let the dough rise at room temperature until it has just about doubled in size. This can take anywhere from 4 to 10 hours depending on your starter strength and room/dough temperature. My dough needed 6.5 hours in a cool kitchen.
• Shaping and Final Proof
• Drain the raisins, lightly flour your work surface, and grease your loaf pan.
• Remove the dough from the bowl, and stretch and pat it out into a rectangle approx. 7" x 12". Sprinkle the remaining 3 tsp of cinnamon on the dough, and then add the drained raisins in a layer on top of the cinnamon.
• From a shorter edge, roll the dough into a tube and place it in your pan, seam-side down.
• Cover and proof the dough for 2-4 hours. You can also retard the dough overnight or longer, but make sure it has risen in the pan some at room temperature before refrigerating it. The dough is ready to bake when it has doubled or its highest part crests about a half-inch over the lip of a 9" x 5" x 2.75" pan.
• Baking
• Preheat your oven to 375°F for about 15 minutes with your oven rack in the second-from-the-bottom position.
• Brush the dough with water and load it into the oven.
• Bake for about 60 minutes or until the interior of the loaf is over 190F. Cover with foil if the top starts to brown too much.
• When the bread has finished baking, brush the top with oil or butter to keep it soft, and let it cool on a rack on one side to discourage settling of the crumb.
• You can store this bread in a plastic bag, beeswax wrap, or linen bag.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Add Sourdough Starter, water, salt, and maple syrup to a bowl, and mix with a dough whisk.
• Once mixed, add the flours, cinnamon, and raisins, and mix until combined.
• Cover mixing bowl and let sit for approximately 8 hours at room temp (~72F) or until volume of dough doubles [optionally stretch and fold periodically].
• Turn out fermented dough on a lightly floured work surface and shape into your preferred loaf (boule, batard...) and then place dough into a well floured (rice flour is preferred) proofing basket; cover and let sit at room temperature (~72F) for about 1 hour.
• After 30 minutes or so, place your preferred baking vessel (I used a Breadtopia Clay Baker) in the oven and preheat to 500F (or your vessel's maximum safe temperature).
• With dough fully risen and oven pre-heated, gently transfer the dough from the proofing basket to the baking vessel, score the top of the loaf, and then bake at 500F with top on for 20 minutes.
• Turn oven temperature down to 450F and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove the top of the baking vessel and bake for ~20 minutes or until color of crust is as desired and internal loaf temperature is at least 200F.
• Take the loaf out of the oven and place it on a cooling rack and let it cool at least 1 hour before cutting.

CINNAMON RAISIN BAGELS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the honey, yeast, and 1 1/4 cup warm water. Stir to dissolve and let sit for 5 minutes or until the surface is covered with foam.
• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour and the salt. Stir to combine. Add the frothy yeast water and stir well until everything is evenly mixed. Continue adding flour a 1/2 cup at a time until it is too hard to stir by hand (this will probably bring you to a total of 3 cups).
• Turn the dough out on to a well-floured surface. Continue adding flour a little bit at a time until you have reached a total of 3 1/2 - 4 cups, depending on the humidity. Stop adding flour when it becomes fairly stiff but still pliable enough to knead. Knead for 8 minutes.
• After kneading, flatted the dough slightly. Add the cinnamon and raisins to the center. Fold the dough over and knead a few more times until the raisins are distributed through the dough and the cinnamon has given the dough a swirly appearance.
• Form the dough into a ball, cover loosely, and let it rise until double (about 45 minutes). Punch the dough down, form it into a log, and cut it into 10 pieces. Form each piece into a ball by pulling the dough back and under itself. Pinch it in the center to make a hole and carefully stretch the hole until it is a couple of inches across (make this hole about 3x larger than you think it should be - the bagels will puff!). Place the formed bagels on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and cornmeal or cooking spray. Let rise until doubled (about 45 minutes).
• Preheat your broiler near the end of the rise time. Put a large of water on to boil. Place the tray of bagels under the broiler for 1 minute. Pull the bagels out, carefully turn them over, and place them back in to broil on the second side. You don't want to brown the bagels, just make them slightly dull on the surface.
• Turn the oven to 375°F Drop the bagels into the boiling water a few at a time. Boil the bagels for one minute, flip them over, and boil for another minute on the opposite side. Remove from the water and allow to drain on a wire cooling rack for about 5 minutes.
• If you want to add toppings, do it now - brush the surface with a lightly beaten egg and then add topping.
• Place bagels on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes until the surface is golden brown.