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February 5, 2010 - 11:48am
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Katbird

Adapting the bagel recipe in Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads

You all are my baking heros.  I have learned so much from this site.  I am relatively new to bread baking but I have baked a lot of bread and am fearless when it comes to experimenting.  That said, I REALLY want to try PR WGB bagels except I want to make them cinnamon raisin.  I looked through his BBA book and the bagel recipe in there but I want the whole grain.  I also read over his Grace Note on page 122 of BBA thinking I could cross reference and adapt to the whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagels but I still have questions about the yeast and hydration.  Any yeast changes to the biga or soaker?


I know that bark spices can inhibit yeast to some extent (learned that here) and that baking with whole wheat flour usually needs more liquid.  I could be in over my head but I want to try.  With this in mind, can anyone help me with an adaptation to his whole wheat bagels to make them cinnamon raisin whole wheat bagels?


I did look through other posts to see if this has been discussed previously but I couldn't find what I am looking for.  Snowed in here on the east coast and plan on a baking frenzy this weekend.


Thanks so much.


 


 


 


 


 


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