Cheese Bagel Breakfast Sandwich

Ingredients:

Bagel:

Dough:

·         297 g Water (95℉)

·         1 tbsp Instant Yeast (10g)

·         500g Bread Flour

·         1 tsps Sea Salt (8g)

·         2.5 tbsp Sugar (30g)

·         1 egg

·         6 tbs Barley Malt Syrup or Molasses

·         Dano’s Cheesoning

Breakfast Sausage:

·         2-3 lbs Ground Pork

·         4 Sage Leaves

·         3 tbsp Brown Sugar

·         1 tbsp Garlic Powder

·         1 tbsp Onion Powder

·         1 tbsp Paprika

·         2 tsp MSG

·         2 tsp Red Pepper

·         Salt & Pepper to taste

Bagel Sandwich:

·         Bacon

·         American Cheese

Method:

Bagel:

1.       In a bowl combine the yeast, water, sugar and 2 tbs syrup. Stir and set aside until bloomed (5-8 minutes)

2.       In a large bowl, add in the dry ingredients, followed by the yeast mixture. Mix using your hands for 10-15 minutes. Kneed continuously until a very dense and completely smooth dough is formed. The dough should have little, to no tackiness

3.       Place the dough ball into a lightly greased bowl before applying a damp kitchen towel over the top. Proof for 1 hour

4.       Once proofed, punch down the dough to release the gas and place onto a clean work surface and divide into eight even dough balls.

5.       Place back over the damp kitchen towel and let the dough balls rise for another 10-15 minutes

6.       Using your thumb and pointer finer pinch hole through the ball to create the classic bagel shape. Make the hole roughly 0.5-1 inch in diameter

7.       In a large bowl of boiling water add a pinch of salt and the rest of the syrup(~4tbs). Boil the bagels for 30 second on each side. Then place onto a wire rack line baking sheet to dry

8.       Place the boiled and dried bagels onto another heavily oiled baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle over the Dano’s Cheesoning

9.       Bake at 425℉ for 25 minutes

Breakfast Sausage:

1.       Place the ground Pork into a bowl

2.       Finely dice the sage leaves and place into the bowl, along with the other spices and seasonings

3.       Mix until fully incorporated and place into the fridge for at least 30 minutes

Bagel Sandwich:

1.       Form the Breakfast Sausage into equal sized balls, in a ripping hot skillet, drop one ball and using a flat and greased surface press down onto the ball creating a Smash Burger. Cook until browned and crispy, flip and place on a slice of American Cheese. Repeat with each meat ball. Set on a baking sheet and into the oven until your construct the sandwich

2.       Fry off the bacon to your desired preference, along with the fried egg

3.       To construct the sandwich, start with the  fresh baked bottom bagel, followed by the smash burger breakfast sausage, the perfectly crispy bacon, the beautiful fried egg and finally the delicious and cheesy homemade top bagel. Enjoy!