Anyone who doubts the importance of bread to earlier peoples might reflect that “Bethlehem” means “City of Bread”
Slice a Bagel – Not Yourself! When we teach in person bagel classes we spend some time teaching people how to slice a bagel safely. Someone told me that the most common reason for an emergency room visit weekend mornings is when people hurt themselves cutting a bagel. According to Freakonomics, bagel injuries are the …
Sourdough Bagels This recipe is the one we used at the Colorado High Attitude Bakery. I can’t count how often expatriate New Yorkers would stop me on the street with tears in their eyes, telling me that mine were the best bagels they’d had since they left “The City,” and that they were better than most …
2019-05-12 – An apology and a long post about bagels! A quick apology – I hated leaving you with a cliff hanger last week, but the newsletter was already too long. Worse, I won’t be resolving it this week. Sadly, my dad went back into the hospital (we think he’ll be fine, but there could …