Bake a half dozen big bagels with your choice of toppings such as sesame, poppy, onion, za’atar, cinnamon raisin, and salt. Can’t choose? Bake everything bagels! Learn the secrets to freshly baked New York-style bagels and how to apply the techniques in your home kitchen. We’ll discuss ingredient selection and recommended tools. Understand what gives bagels their distinctive chewiness, exterior crunch, and shine. Practice rolling and shaping like a pro bagel maker. Finally, you can explain why “it’s in the water.” 

In this class, Chef Laura will guide you through making your own dough from scratch, proofing, rolling, shaping, boiling and baking bagels with your selection of toppings. Taste the bagels and compare and contrast the flavor and texture of yeasted bagels with sourdough bagels. You will also bring home the bagels you bake to schmear and share.

You will make and taste:

• ½ dozen New York Style Bagels

• Za’atar spice blend

• Everything bagel topping

• Flavored cream cheese

Demonstration, Hands-on, Tasting and Take-home

$62 per person. Adults only. Register through the Bronxville Adult School website. You may need to create a free account in order to do so. It’s quick and easy.