| 1 | Toppings: a variety of toppings can be added to the bagel before baking, either directly to the dough after settling, or after the bagel is glazed. |
| 2 | Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, caraway seeds and coarse salt are easiest to use because they can be placed in a dish directly from the jar, and the bagel can be dipped into the dish; the seeds adhere to the moist dough. |
| 3 | Or they can be sprinkled on top of the bagels just before baking, and pressed down lightly to adhere. |
| 4 | I"ve seen bagels with sparse toppings and those that are covered from top to bottom. |
| 5 | There"s no right or wrong way. |
| 6 | Add ?cup finely chopped, sautúed onions to the tops of the bagels. |
| 7 | Add ?cup finely chopped raw onions to the tops of the bagels; they will cook right along with the bagels. |
| 8 | Use dehydrated onion flakes or packaged onion soup that you have reconstituted with water, olive oil, or vegetable oil. |
| 9 | Use 1 tbs. |
| 10 | Dry product to ?tbs. |
| 11 | Water or oil, and soak for 2 to 3 minutes. |
| 12 | Mix together ?cup chopped yellow onions, 1 green onion (white part only), 2 tsp. olive oil, 2 tsp. poppy seeds. |
| 13 | Sprinkle with garlic salt, finely chopped fresh garlic or garlic flakes. |
| 14 | For the "everything bagel" (see recipe), combine ?cup finely chopped onions, 1 clove garlic, finely chopped, and ?cup sesame seeds. |
| 15 | Sprinkle mixture on bagel tops before baking. |
| 16 | Use ground caraway or whole caraway seeds. |
| 17 | These are particularly good on rye bagels. |
| 18 | They can be combined with the topping for the "everything bagel". |
| 19 | Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, adjusting the "heat" to your liking. |
| 20 | Top with mixed fresh herbs, including parsley, chives and dill. |
| 21 | Dip into or distribute about ?cup coarse salt or kosher salt on top of 1 batch of bagels just before baking. |
| 22 | Poppy, caraway, sesame and celery seeds can be used directly from the jar. |
| 23 | Just dip the bagels into a dish of seeds or sprinkle seeds on top. |
| 24 | Toasting nuts before using them on (and in) bagels enhances their flavor. |
| 25 | Walnuts, almonds, pecans or hazelnuts can be used on bagels as toppings and also added to the dough at the beginning or before they are shaped and rise the second time. |
| 26 | Sprinkle with rolled oats or multigrain cereal, which will brown while baking. |
| 27 | Proceed to step 6: baking continued in about bagels -- general directions 5 the best bagels are made at home by dona z. |
| 28 | Meilach isbn 1-55867-131-5 carolyn shaw april 1996 |
