Julia Altshuler wrote:
> Corey Richardson wrote:
>> What's the deal with these stupid, fluffy Bagels that they sell in the
>> supermarkets nowadays?
>>
>> A *real*, genuine Bagel should make your jaw ache through chewing when
>> you eat it!
>
>
> I take it you're not in New York.
> We had this conversation a short while ago when I returned from New
> York. I don't even try to buy bagels where I am. They're a treat when
> I'm in the City. Other than that, I give up.
>

Have you looked for the mom & pop bakeries that might be lurking in
downtown somewhere? There are two places in my area run by the later
generations of families that made there way here via NYC that make great
bagels.

>
> But I have begun the search for high gluten flour so I can make them at
> home. I thought I remembered bags of high gluten flour at the discount
> overstock store. I pictured the graphic and the shelves. When I got
> there, it turns out my memory wasn't totally disordered. There was bag
> after bag of GLUTEN FREE product.
>
>
> I've checked the local supermarkets. They don't have it.

You can but bread flour and add gluten. Both should be readily available
in most markets.

>
>
> Next stop will be Whole Foods.
>
>
> If that's a no go, I'll take the step of asking a supermarket manager to
> order it for me.
>
>
> --Lia
>