Add the following ingredients in the order listed into a Bread Machine.

Set Bread Machine function to Dough Only

• 1 ¼ cups lukewarm water
• 3 cups bread flour
• 3 1/3 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 ½ tsp fast yield rise yeast

Once Bread Machine is done making the dough, remove dough to a floured surface.

Divide dough into 8 – 12 pieces.

Form balls. Press thumb through center. Shape bagels.

Leave bagels to rise for about 30 minutes. While bagels are rising bring 3 quarts of water and 1 Tbsp of sugar to a rapid boil.

Boil bagels 2 to 3 at a time for 1 ½ minutes per side.

Remove and cool for 1 minute (place on a rack to help with the cooling),

Brush bagel with a mixture of 1 egg and 1 Tbsp of water.

Add toppings.

Place bagels on a backing sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

On 1 October 2012 the favorite topping was pepper jack cheese. The least favorite topping was cinnamon sugar. The flavor of the cinnamon sugar seemed to just disappear.