Homemade Bagels and Cream Cheese

Megan Smith's first job was at a Kosher deli, schmearing thick layers of cream cheese on sesame seed bagels in Columbus, Ohio, when she was 16 years old. From there she went on to become a bagel shop girl in Milwaukee and eventually transitioned to making bagels solely for her boys in their Kentucky kitchen. In this hands-on class, Megan will teach us how we can make NYC-style bagels at home, from mixing to forming, boiling to baking, resulting in a traditionally chewy, crusty bagel. And no bagel is complete without that delicious schmear of cream cheese, which you will also learn to make in this class. We'll end the class with a schmear-gasboard of plain, blueberry, and onion bagels along with scallion, strawberry, and plain cream cheeses, and a variety of delicious toppings.