Bagel Dough (Bread Machine)

1-1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
4 cups bread flour
2-1/4 teaspoons dry yeast

~Add ingredients in order.
~Select dough option on bread machine.
~At the end of the program, punch down dough.  Let rest 5 minutes.
~Lightly dust work surface with flour.  Shape dough into a 12-inch-long cylinder.  Cut into 12 1-inch pieces.  Roll each piece into 10-inch-long ropes.
~Form each rope into a circle, overlapping ends slightly.  Fold right end over left end.  Tuck under and pinch gently to hold together.  Place bagels on baking pans sprinkled with cornmeal.  Cover and let rise 30 minutes.
~Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
~Brush top and bottom of bagels with egg wash (2 large eggs beaten with 1 TBSP water).  Sprinkle top and bottom with toppings, if desired. Let dry on a wire rack 10 minutes.
~Bake in the center of oven, 15 minutes.  Turn over and bake 10 minutes longer, or until golden brown.
~Cool to room temperature on a wire rack.

Variations:

Cinnamon-Raisin Bagels

Add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/2 cup raisins to the dough, 5 minutes before the end of the last kneading.

Whole-Wheat-And-Honey Bagels

Eliminate the brown sugar, and add 3 tablespoons honey to the dough.  Use 3 cups bread flour and 1 cup whole-wheat flour.

Those are the only options in the book but I'm sure your imagination could create whatever you wanted!