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Bialy | Traditional Brooklyn Style Recipe
A bialy is a baked disc with a savory filling in the middle where a hole would be. Visually, it's a bagel with it's hole filled.
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They look like a bagel. They are similar in how you make them, except they don’t have a hole. Instead it is generally filled with onions. The other way bialys are also different than the bagel is it isn’t boiled and doesn’t have a shiny crust or that traditional dense chew.
Traditionally, beforebaking, you can addpoppy seedsor sesame seeds. There are also recipes out there for the Bialy that give it the ‘Everything Bagel Seasoning Mix’ or a crushed black pepper. This version has none of the above, so we could highlight the baseline of a basic Bialy! After you get the hang of it, experiment with all your favorite bagel flavors.
Some people swear by having these whole, fresh out of the oven just as they are. (I am in the camp of spreading butter on them).
To save for future breakfasts, slice bialys in half, ensuring one side has a hole in it and the other has all the onions. I do this by cutting them with a bread knife until I get to the center and then rotating and cutting again as I go around vs slicing all the way through, which can be more difficult to keep the onions intact. Once sliced, keep each pair together and freeze. They won’t stay fresh long otherwise.
My strong recommendation on how to eat a bialy is to toast it, spread it with butter (see the blog post for my grandfather Poppy’s approach to butter spreading), and then spread the onion filling around before eating. Most bialys don’t have enough onions to do this, but these bialys do!! Enjoy. We are always adding something new and fun. Check out our other recipes, tips, and tricks on ourblog page. You’re sure to find your new favorite recipe that you can’t stop making. We’d love to hear how your recipes come out! Kitchen Kneads is your one-stop shop for quality grains, flour, kitchen appliances, and other ingredients. Kitchen Kneads is your one stop shop for quality grains, flour, kitchen appliances and other ingredients. We are Utah’s premiere baking and cooking resource! Questions?
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To save for future breakfasts, slice bialys in half, ensuring one side has a hole in it and the other has all the onions. I do this by cutting them with a bread knife until I get to the center and then rotating and cutting again as I go around vs slicing all the way through, which can be more difficult to keep the onions intact. Once sliced, keep each pair together and freeze. They won’t stay fresh long otherwise.
My strong recommendation on how to eat a bialy is to toast it, spread it with butter (see the blog post for my grandfather Poppy’s approach to butter spreading), and then spread the onion filling around before eating. Most bialys don’t have enough onions to do this, but these bialys do!! Enjoy. We are always adding something new and fun. Check out our other recipes, tips, and tricks on ourblog page. You’re sure to find your new favorite recipe that you can’t stop making. We’d love to hear how your recipes come out! Kitchen Kneads is your one-stop shop for quality grains, flour, kitchen appliances, and other ingredients. Kitchen Kneads is your one stop shop for quality grains, flour, kitchen appliances and other ingredients. We are Utah’s premiere baking and cooking resource! Questions?
888-881-9957
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