Grandma Sherrill's Bagels

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon yeast dry
• 9 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon salt 
• 3 cups water hot
• 0.3 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• pot

Directions

1. Mix flour, hot water, sugar, yeast, and salt in a large bowl; transfer dough to a work surface and knead for 10 minutes.
2. Place dough in a bowl and let rise for 15 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
4. Form dough into 24 balls; punch a hole in the middle of each ball with a finger, creating a bagel shape.
5. Place bagels on the prepared baking sheet; let rise for 20 minutes.
6. Bring a large pot of water to a boil; cook bagels, working in batches, in the boiling water, about 45 seconds per side.
7. Place boiled bagels on a clean towel to drain. Return bagels to the baking sheet.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and lightly browned, 30 to 35 minutes.