Montreal Cheese Bagels Recipe

Directions:

1. For dough place flour, salt, sugar and baking powder in food processor then pulse to blend.
2. Add butter chunks and pulse to cut into flour.
3. Add sour cream and egg then process to form a soft dough.
4. Wrap dough and chill 20 minutes.
5. For filling blend all ingredients well and chill for 10 minutes.
6. To form cheese bagels divide dough in half then roll out on lightly floured board to oblong 1/4” thick.
7. Place half of filling along one edge and roll halfway then cut the roll you have formed away from the remaining body of the dough.
8. Repeat.
9. Cut into 8 inch lengths and place on a parchment lined baking sheet then curve rolls into horse shoe shapes pinching ends together to seal a bit.
10. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle very lightly with fine sugar.
11. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.