Onion-Rye Bagels and a Giveaway!

Right now I don't want to be blogging. Nope. I want to be playing World of Warcraft. Why? Because the new expansion came out. But I am here because I haven't bought it yet. I actually won't have it till Sunday. So instead of wallowing in my sadness I made Onion-Rye Bagels yesterday. I made Onion-Rye Bagels to go with this Jalepeno Pepper Jelly down here. I made Onion-Rye Bagels with Jalepeno Pepper Jelly because I needed to create something with Jalepeno Pepper Jelly in it. I need to make something with Jalepeno Pepper Jelly because my husband and stepson Joshua ate all of the hot sauce that was in this package right down there. So now all I have is empty bottles to show you. That isn't even a picture that I took. Nope. This is off of the Mossy Bayou Foods website. I was lucky to even get some Jalepeno Pepper Jelly in the above picture. My stepson was kind enough to wash out the bottles for me so I could take a picture of the empty bottles (which is kind of like showing you an empty plate that used to have food on it knowwhatimean?).  Oh and my husband said real proudly...."I told him to."  They both agreed that it was, "Really, really good." and I can say so on my blog. 

Mossy Bayou Santa Sauce Gift Box!

I had been typing at the computer when I smelled a smell that smelled like hot sauce. He sat down beside me slurping what appeared to be soup...with spaghetti noodles. My husband is not known for his culinary creativity. I asked him...."Did you make soup or...something?" "Yes." He proclaimed proudly.  Do you know what my husband did with one bottle of hot sauce? He took leftover spaghetti in a bowl and dumped the hot sauce in there. THE WHOLE BOTTLE.  That is how I found out.

I love my family. They crack me up. Natalie and Madeline decided since my husband took the handles off of their dresser (for a very good reason) that they would push Madeline's Dora Bed to the dresser so Madeline could then climb up onto the dresser. But their plan had only one flaw. The getting down part. Yet again the decent had thwarted Madeline. She was stuck up there yelling for help. 

Which sounded like 

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE". 

So Alan had to wind up screwing the bed into the floor with a L clamp. Yes this is my life people. I wouldn't have it any other way!

Don't bagels remind you of belly buttons?

Onion-Rye Bagels by Momma Cupcake

For a printable version of this recipe click here

• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 2 Tbs Honey
• 1 tsp Sea Salt
• 3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 Tbs Active Dry Yeast
• 3 cups All Purpose Flour
• 2 Tbs Caraway Seeds (optional)
• 6 Tbs Fresh Minced Onion
• 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 1/4 cups Rye Flour
• 1 Egg
• 2 tbs Water
• 2 Tbs of Malt syrup or Dark Corn Syrup
• Corn Meal

1. In your stand mixer combine milk, honey and yeast till dissolved. 
2. Let stand 5 minutes till frothy. 
3. Add olive oil, salt, all-purpose flour, seeds, onion, whole wheat flour. 
4. Stir until well mixed. 
5. Add enough rye flour until dough is firm. 
6. Knead dough for 10 minutes or until elastic adding rye flour as needed. 
7. Cover dough and allow to rise in a warm place for an hour or until doubled. 
8. Divide dough into small sections. 
9. Form sections into bagel shapes. 
10. Place on cookie sheet at least an inch apart. 
11. Let rise for another hour in a warm place. 
12. Heat water in a large pot. 
13. Add two tbs of malt or dark corn syrup. 
14. Stir till dissolved. 
15. When water starts to boil reduce it to simmer. 
16. Add bagels two or three at a time to water and poach for 30 seconds on each side. 
17. Transfer poached bagel on a kitchen towel then transfer the cooled bagel to a cookie sheet with sprinkled with  cornmeal. 
18. Whip together the egg and 2 tbs of water. 
19. Use a pastry brush to cover the top part of the bagel.  
20. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
21. Enjoy! 

 GIVEAWAY

Mossy Bayou is generously giving away their a Santa Sauce Gift Box to one of you!

SO HOW DO YOU WIN?

Just leave me a comment saying that you want to the Santa Sauce Gift Box!!

DISCLAIMERS AND ALL THAT JAZZ

* I received a Santa Sauce Gift Box for review.

*giveaway ends December 18th.
* a winner will be drawn on December 20th.
*the winner will be notified by email.
*the winner will have December 22nd at midnight to the claim prize.
*if the winner doesn't respond by December 22nd at midnight a new winner will be drawn and notified.   

The old winner will be disqualified from future giveaways on this site.
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