Ascending Mt. Bagel, first attempt

After the bagel debacle previously discussed in excessive detail, I realized I’ve been wanting to learn to make them for something like 20 years but have never actually attempted it. Which is stupid.

So I hit the store and ended up with a perfect High Carb Lifestyle (HCL, natch) shopping cart:

Then the kid and I gave it a go and I gotta say, not too shabby! We used the King Arthur Flour recipe because they usually know what they’re doing:  https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/bagels-recipe.

They don’t look like much but warm bread product plus too much butter is a lovely thing, almost no matter what.

If you need me I’ll be in the corner with a pile of these: