How to Make Bagels

The bagel, which has been a part of Jewish cuisine for at least 400 years, is a donut-shaped piece of bread that is boiled before it is baked. Bagels are often topped with seeds (poppy or sesame) or flavored with other ingredients (cinnamon, blueberry, onion, garlic...). Real bagels are soft and spongy on the inside. Bagels are traditionally served with cream cheese and lox (smoked salmon).

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