Bialys, New York Recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. yeast
- 1 1/4 c. water cool
- 5 c. bread flour
- 4 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp. oil and vinegar salad dressing safflower preferred
- 1/4 lb onions peeled & minced
- 2 tsp poppy seeds
Directions
- Dissolve yeast. Place 4 c. flour and 3 tsp salt in bowl. Add in yeast and water and the rest of the flour. Knead 10-12 min. Let rise 2 hrs.
- Punch down, knead another 7 min, and let rise another hour. Cook onions over very low heat for about 20 min - "sweat them". Or possibly - microwave them for about 5 min. Add in poppy seeds and remaining 1 tsp salt.
- Divide dough into 16 pcs, shaping them into balls. Let sit and relax for 1 hour in hot place covered with sprayed saran wraps they do not dry out. Preheat oven 450. Flatter balls, dust with flour over the round.
- Place thumb and forefinger in center and make depression - NOT a hole.
- Place 1 tbsp onion-poppy seed fold in center of each bialy. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake 10-15 min. When cold, fill center with cream cheese, if you wish.)
- NOTES : Possibly Paula's bagel with cream cheese in the center was a bialy. A bialy is a New York type roll like a bagel but flattened in the middle. Usually onions are placed there, but why not cream cheese Try it and find out - they are good!
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