It's All In the Name.

You may have the best tasting bagel in town, it may have the perfect crust and just the right chewiness. The blend of seasonings could be considered nothing less than perfection. But the name you chose for your shop is Bagel Dump. Who is going to stop in and buy your delicious creations. My guess, a couple of people maybe...







What's a bagel girl to do. I've got a pretty decent no less then perfect bagel. It's seasonings are getting closer and closer everyday to the exact flavor I am aiming for. They have a nice bronzed crust and a chewy center, but I do not have a name.







I've got some suggestions....







Old Bags Bagels...this one is off the table.







Brown Bag Bagels...this one exists in other states.







Ms. Bagel...Kinda like it.







Bagels for Days...I like this, some don't.







So you see I have a dilemma. I have a bagel and this bagel has no shop, no name for the shop and just a smig of a plan.







However, the dilemma is part of the fun. The puzzle you get to figure out along the way. Today, I figured out a piece of puzzle that has been bugging me since the very beginning of my bagel experiment.







The color. I know that may seem silly, but I really wanted a nice deep bronze to my bagel. A consistent coloring that was also glossy. I have made set after set of bagels each time tweaking things just a bit to get it just right. Batch number 3 of the day has all the characteristics I was grasping for!







Behold the Perfect Bagel!