Panera Cinnamon Crunch Bagels Ingredients

Ingredients:

Dough
4 1/4 cups flour
2 packets dry yeast[2]
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 cup vanilla or white chocolate chips[3]
4 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt

Topping

1/2 cup sugar[4]
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup cinnamon

Panera Cinnamon Crunch Bagels Recipe

1. Start the dough by mixing the yeast with 1 1/4 cups flour in a bowl.
2. In a small bowl, combine the water, 3 tablespoons of sugar, cinnamon, vanilla chips the salt. Add to the yeast mixture, and beat for about 3 minutes.
3. Use your hands to mix in more flour until the dough is somewhat stiff.
4. Place the dough on a floured surface, and knead for about 10 minutes until elastic.
5. Cover and let sit for about 15 minutes.
6. Divide into 12 portions. Form rounds, and poke a hole in the middle of each to shape bagels.
7. Let sit for 20 minutes while you start a large pot of boiling water, stirring in a tablespoon of sugar.
8. Reduce to a simmer. Add the bagels in batches, cooking for about 7 minutes each. Flip when halfway done.
9. Heat oven to 425 degrees while bagels are boiling.
10. Drain each bagel when done cooking, and arrange on a baking sheet.
11. Combine the sugars and cinnamon for topping in a bowl.
12. Brush each bagel with melted butter, and top with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
13. Bake for 20 minutes until topping is crisp.

Recipe: http://www.copycatrecipeguide.com/How_to_Make_Panera_Cinnamon_Crunch_Bagels