Did you know Bialy originated from the city of Bialystok in Poland? This traditional Ashkenazi pastry has been enjoyed for hundreds of years by Jews all through Eastern Europe and was brought to the United States by Polish Jewish refugees in the late 1800s. We love using Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpoose flour for this old school recipe because it is easy to find at your local grocery store and is high quality, resulting in the best breads.
There are now two ways to enjoy this classic bagel twist. Which one will you try first?
Classic & Matbucha Bialys
Move aside bagel, this is the only thing I want in my Sunday brunch.
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ teaspoon yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup warm water
- 2 – 2.5 cups Bob’s Red Mill All Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- water and poppy seeds for topping
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 red onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ cup tomato sauce
- water and sesame seeds for topping
Instructions
- In a bowl add yeast, sugar, salt and water. Mix and let activate for 5 mins. It should start to foam.
- Gradually add Bob’s Red Mill All Purpose Flour until a dough forms.
- Knead for 5 minutes. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm place for one hour.
- Separate the dough and shape into tennis sized balls.
- Put on a baking tray, cover with a towel and allow to rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425F / 220C. Meanwhile, make the fillings:
- Classic: in a pan over medium heat add olive oil and onion. Mix continuously until soft. Add the poppy seeds, salt and pepper. Combine.
- Matbucha: in a pan over medium heat add olive oil, red pepper and red onion. Mix continuously until soft. Add the sesame seeds, salt, pepper and tomato sauce. Combine.
- Use a cup to make dents ‘holes’ in the dough balls making sure to leave an inch around it. (See photo below)
- Fill each hole with either one of the fillings.
- Brush water around the edges and sprinkle poppy seeds (for the classic) or sesame seeds (for the matbucha).
- Bake 12-15 mins. You can cut it open and add cream cheese, lox and tomato inside. Enjoy!
hi. i tried to make the bialys as the recipe called for, but the dough turned out too hard and crumbly and fell apart easily.
I threw out the dough and started again, this time adding two cups of flour and i would say I added an extra 1/4 -1/2 cup of water for the dough to turn out smooth and easy to handle.
did i do something wrong at the beginning?
Hmm, measuring flour can be tricky and every flour absorbs water differently, but I am not sure why the dough would come out crumbly unless you just didn’t use enough water the first time.
so, the recipe called for 3/4 cup of water and that water gets proofed with the yeast, sugar and salt.
after that there is no more water added.
I use Bobs Red Mill, all purpose flour
In my first batch i used only 2 cups of flour and kneaded for 10 minutes. i could tell even then that it was going to be a dense dough.
in my second batched, I used 2 cups of flour, also kneaded ten minutes , but i kept adding water until it seemed the dough was melding together, – i kneaded it a bit more, and the end result are beautiful bialys…, but as I am not a professional baker, I am not sure (aside from the extra water) if there was anything else that was different
When you measure out 2 cups of flour the actual amount you use can vary and that is why many people prefer baking with weights, but if you are using cups err on the side of less and add flour as needed and worst case add more water as you did.
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The author shouldn’t expect readers to know and understand what she’s thinking but not articulating when writing a recipe. Starting A sentence with classic is tough to filollow.
The author shouldn’t expect readers to know and understand what she’s thinking but not articulating when writing a recipe. Starting a sentence with “classic” is tough to follow.
there was no sentence starting with “classic”