Directions

1. Combine warm water and yeast together in a mixing bowl. Let it rest for about 5 min.

   

2. Add in your flour, brown sugar, raisins, salt and vanilla extract. Mix together with either a dough hook or a spoon. Dough will be stiff.

   

3. Mix sugar and cinnamon together. Sprinkle it on the surface you will knead dough on. Knead and roll the dough for about 5 mins. Picking up as much cinnamon sugar mixture as possible. It may become a bit sticky and that is totally ok.

   

4. Your dough should look like this when you are done kneading. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl. Cover and let rise for about 1 hour to 1.5 hours. It will double in size. Place on a warm spot to rise.

   

5. Fill a large pan up with 2 quarts water and whisk in honey. Bring to a boil. Drop in bagels for 2 or 4 depending on the room you have in your pan. Boil for 1 min.

   

6. Shaping your bagels. Once they have risen turn out the dough. Divide into 8 pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Let them rise will you make the water mixture that is mentioned in the step above.

   

7. Roll each bagel into a log form .

   

8. Create a circle shape with the dough.

   

9. Boil your bagel in the water/honey mixture for 1 min for each bagel.

   

10. Brush with egg white and water mixture. ( 1 egg white + 1 tbsp water)

    

11. Place bagels on a line cookie sheet. Bake for 20-25 mins at 425 Fahrenheit.

    

12. Allow to cool.