#346 BAGELS!!!

[PuppyKatNinja]

Dude... you are awesome. I wish I lived in Japan though. I am srsly gonna follow that recipe!

[ElevenColors]

PuppyKatNinja,

Glad you found it useful.

[brentwithani]

can't believe it is still so hard to get a good bagel in Japan

;-)

[ElevenColors]

brentwithani,

Good bagels probably don't fit the whole Japanese bakery model of mixing and freezing the dough in a factory somewhere.

[watcher8o]

Dude, you rule... I watched this when you posted it and I made the plan to buy the ingredients at that time. So, tonight I finally made my first batch and HOLY COW they turned out perfect! First time I've baked anything from scratch.  Thanks for the inspiration!

[ElevenColors]

watcher8o,

Same recipe? Cool. Glad this was helpful.

[watcher8o]

Yeah, I just halved everything so I only made 4... so good!

[ElevenColors]

watcher8o,

That is an extremely good idea.

[Daedalus317]

I guess it's the little things in life.

[aussielung]

Oh man, Bagels rock. Wish I wasn't allergic to wheat or I'd be so making a batch of them.

[ElevenColors]

aussielung,

I should try with rice flour then. Just to see if it'll work.

[aussielung]

Unfortunately all wheat substitutes turn into a paste rather than a dough so not ideal for bagels.

[ElevenColors]

aussielung,

Challenge accepted.

What about corn meal? Is there a particular name for your category of allergies?

[aussielung]

Corn meal? OH, we call that maize flour here. Yeah, I use that for my crumpets, it makes it a thick paste.

As for the name of my allergy, I know there is one but I can't remember what it was, it's been about 10 yrs since I was diagnosed and all I remember is that it started with T and generally starts between 16 and 20 yrs but I was diagnosed at 23. But it's not celiac, I got no problem with gluten, mine is specifically wheat.

[scarlettfan84]

i love putting cheddar cheese on it

[ElevenColors]

scarlettfan84,

Surely you mean cream cheese?

[robertsel]

I'm glad your bagels came out edible.

[ElevenColors]

robertsel,

As am I.

[DuckHeadlolz]

that little laugh of joy is so chilling haha

[ElevenColors]

DuckHeadlolz,

Damn, I should have put together something like my #200 with each one of me eating a bagel.

[kickass108]

lol, like a kid in a candy store.

[kageromaru]

Just how many orgasms did you have? O_o

[ElevenColors]

kageromaru,

Six. *unf* No, wait, seven.

[kageromaru]

I counted nine. Or were the other two from me? O.o

[ElevenColors]

kageromaru,

Eight on the tray.

[thatjapanesegirl]

おいしそう。。。 I used to buy bagels at Costco. But I stopped buying them. I haven't eaten bagels for ages!!

[ElevenColors]

thatjapanesegirl,

Fresh baked bagels are much yummier than what you can find in any supermarket in Japan.

[adakkochan]

自分で作ったの？　すご～い！　めちゃめちゃうれしそうで、私までとてもうれしくなりました。あ­りがとう！　作ってみようかな～。

[ElevenColors]

adakkochan,

そう。作り方をグーグルで探し出して自分で作った。

問題なのはカップの違い。俺はアメリカの基準、236ccぐらい­なのを使った。

[adakkochan]

そうか～。カップ、アメリカと日本は違うんだ～。勉強になりまし­た！

[MicknFumi]

Nothing better than fresh baked stuff before it cools down. Many years ago I worked in a bakery & used to have still warm fresh bread with like flavored tuna for brekky...so good : )

[ElevenColors]

MicknFumi,

Tokyo suffers from a lack of bakeries that do more than reheat frozen dough. There's lots of chain places where all the dough is made in a factory somewheres, but no place I've seen does it all themselves.

[kittycatjump]

this just made me wanna try and make som bagels of my own sometime soon! lol

[ElevenColors]

kittycatjump,

Go for it. Anyone can do it if they have a half decent oven, I figure.

[iamtakingover]

^.^ " i can honestly say i have never gotten that happy about food...i'm glad they worked out for you...the only thing i can bake is the readymade dry mix from walmart that you mix with water,oil and eggs....ahahaha i'm a failure as a cook

poppy seeds LOL!

[ElevenColors]

iamtakingover,

Baking from scratch is so much more satisfying than baking from a mix, I'm finding out.

[blankppr]

Yeah you're making me really jealous. haha

[ElevenColors]

blankppr,

Heeeey, nothing to be jealous about. I figure anyone can make these.

[blankppr]

I'll definitely have to try it though it seems, because of the ease of getting premade mixes and stuff in American, that I don't make things from scratch unless I'm in Japan so... it might not be until whenever I go back. I'm excited for it though, you made them sound so delicious. hahaha

[ChemistInJapan]

When you made that post on twitter about needing to start the water boiling at the same time you need to preheat the oven, I thought you were making tea with something.

[ElevenColors]

ChemistInJapan,

Ah, there's a thought. Need to get a coffee grinder. See how DIY I can go.

[chrishimself84]

a true bagel head.

[ElevenColors]

chrishimself84,

Ayup, now I am!

[Ido013]

omg you seemed so genuinely happy wow. Well happy you made some good ones! Send me one!

[ElevenColors]

Ido013,.

True ecstasy this was indeed.

[Ido013]

Truly good to see that true happiness! You should still consider sending me some goodness too lol.

[ElevenColors]

Ido013,

Doubtful they would survive the trip, sorry. Link for the recipe is in the sidebar tho.

[Ido013]

Ok then if I come over to Japan I wanna taste one lol.

[reaper4255]

As for a "proper" baking surface, if your oven has the grill on it, what we do is just wrap that part in foil, bake them on top of that, just make sure to spray the foil down with cooking spray so they dont stick to the foil!

As for recipes...my mom mixes ham and cheese in some bagels, she also had a recipe of mashed potatoes baked inside a bagel!

[ElevenColors]

reaper4255,

It's a typical Japanese combo oven / microwave but with a flat bottom, no spinning dish.

[reaper4255]

You can never get too excited over a bagel!

A friend who lived in Japan told me he saw canned bread once.....

[treasurechip]

pilsberry dough boy laugh!

james you're awesome, i feel your bagel joy.

[wrx2002subaru]

i think i understand why your so happy about your bagels as the bread i had while in japan was generally crap although pastries where pretty good but the bread all was tasted like it was stale even when it was fresh and the texture was all wrong.

[ElevenColors]

wrz2002subaru,

Some of the brands of white bread you can find in convenience stores, sometimes I just gobble a whole half loaf. Some is really good and some is dry and not edible.

[denitson777]

Damn,I know those were good :)

[sandpeopleaway]

haha im so jealous....I want a bagel so bad now...

[APOKALYPSE34]

ahaha now your half way to a sandwich! only if you could find  lunch meat.

[Kortik]

Can you find Cheese in Tokyo. Everytime I am in Tokyo I never find cheese. My inlaws never eat cheese in Japan. Do japanese eat cheese?

can you put some cheese inside a bagel

[ElevenColors]

Kortik,

Oh yeah, cheese is easy enough to find. Though not generally in sandwich quantities. Supermarkets usually have your basic Kraft style processed cheese. Sometimes shredded in large amounts for making pizzas. Kaldi is a chain of imported food shops that has a wide variety.

[CanadianInJapan]

Be prepared to pay through the nose for it though.

[Daichen]

俺んとこオーブンないからそれ１００個くらい送って！

[ElevenColors]

Daichen,

了解！

[decoysupreme]

you could go to jail for eating poppy seed in japan?

poppy flower are by far some of the most beautiful flowers.  girls will always ask me what type of flower they were, I would say "I don't know they are wild flower". lol

[ElevenColors]

decoysupreme,

Poppy seed bagels can make you fail urine drug tests. In Japan, the police can order you to come down to the station for a drug test. If you fail, they can arrest you.

[LordBalto]

Try an egg wash right before you bake them (one beaten egg). I think that's why they are pale. Some recipes leave that out.

[ElevenColors]

LordBalto,

Egg wash? Interesting. Will try next time.

[fullTankard]

I second that. Egg wash & cinnamon on top when finished.

[ElevenColors]

fullTankard,

Cinnamon? Worth a shot. Still, Japan's Bagel&Bagel already takes bagels way too close to donuts.

[BusanKevin]

Your reaction to eating your first homemade bagel was priceless. Looked orgasmically delicious!

That reminds me of the first time I successfully made pizza crust from scratch and cooked an awesome pizza here in Japan. Ever since then, I have never bought a pizza. I always make mine from scratch and they are awesome. Especially while having a few beers while pretending to be chef ;)

[ElevenColors]

BusanKevin,

Pizza crust? From scratch? Damn. That's my next step.

[SquishIsShort]

Well done on making your first bagels!

I take it they were good.

^_^ you seem really happy with them.

You sound like a little excited kid when you start eating the bagel, then you sound like a happy house wife when you say you could cry. lol so funny. i love baking, never made bagels may try it now.

[myargonauts]

nice vid! I just had a bagel here in SD today - my first since I've been back - so delicious.

I never found bagels in the inaka, but you could get cream cheese pretty easily.

[qchome]

funny,i didn't know you were jewish?

nothing like the smell/taste of baked bread/bagels!

growing up in montreal,living part time in new york...i could tell they were good even before you started to eat.

found a connection w/u...sub'ed.now if i can only start to understand 5% of your vids that deal with computer "stuff".

[ElevenColors]

qchome,

Jewish? Hell, I'm not even circumcised. I just like a good bagel.

[rtfmtech]

so in conclusion, they were pretty good? haha

I will be trying that this weekend, they sound delicious

[importenmypcis]

wow those bagels must be good ;)

[HaxorLee]

I dont think i've ever seen you so excited in a video... :P

[6663000]

I have had fresh bagel in New York city before, they where AMAZING.

You need some cream cheese though ! :)

[monkeepooslinger]

Hmmm. I can't believe I just watched an entire 8 minutes and 12 seconds of a video solely dedicated to the successful baking and absolute scrumptiousness of homemade bagels. I should seriously reevaluate how I allocate my time, lol.

None-the-less, entertaining as always and congrats on the baking success. :P

[klynik]

lol.

I love cooking

[Xelico]

Bagels, the thing that turns ElevenColors into Cesar Romero's Joker. :P

[drewbningen]

you should send me one lol :)

[ElevenColors]

drewbningen,

You got it.

[BlackFrostx]

After watching this. I never wanted a bagel so bad in my life xD thank you for making me hungry.

[drewbningen]

wow exciting Bagels lol

[kendash]

those are some giant new yorky looking bagels. awesome job.

bagel-gasm. delish. :)