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1 Should take between 30 minutes to one hour. 2  The dough is ready when an indentation remains after gently pressing with your finger. 3  Take the dough out of the bowl onto a table or cutting board and scale or divide it into 12-14 pieces (between 3.5 to 4 ounces makes a good size bagel). 4  Round each piece into a ball.
Bagels are typically boiled for 30-60 seconds on each side. The longer the boil, the thicker and chewier crust. In the oven, the fact that the crust is already set means that the bagels don't rise nearly as much. This is partly what gives bagels their signature dense, chewy interiors. Again, how long the bagel was boiled will affect the interior texture. A brief boil gives bagels a thin and fairly elastic crust that will still allow the bagels rise quite a bit in the oven, resulting in a softer texture.