Written by Ashley Hinkle
January 3, Daniel Assael, an English teacher at Orange High School and former bakery owner, went to Mrs. Braxton's second period Foods 2 class to do a demonstration on making bread. During his demonstration, he showed students how to make rustic french bread and bagels, two very popular styles of bread.
“French bread is a very wet dough,” Assael says to the Foods 2 students, “and bagel dough is a very stiff dough.”
Students watched respectfully as Assael very carefully demonstrated how to prep your wet dough to put properly into the oven. “Bread making is all based on weight,” Assael explained as he measured out everything he needs to make a fresh dough. “Bagels do not need anything to prevent it from sticking to the pan because bagels are such a dry dough.”
“Bagels are boiled than baked.” Assael says. This surprised the students making them all gasp with disbelief. The boiling along with the water makes the bagels get their chewy texture.
Assael also tells students, “I make all my own bread, I have not bought any type of bread in years. If anyone needs a bread recipe come to me.”
Senior Tina Maddrey says “This was very interesting information, I never knew you had to boil bagels and then bake them.”
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