Bagels

Ingredients

• 6 ½ cups btead flour (or substitute all-purpose flour), divided
• 5 tsp dry yeast
• 6 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp salt
• 3 cups hot water (120 to 130 degrees), plus 3 quarts water to boil bagels
• 1 ½ Tbsp barley malt syrup (or brown sugar in the same amount)
• Cornmeal
• 1 egg white beaten with 1 tsp water