Kayla & Savvy For the Love of Baking: Bagels...They're kinda our thing. :)

So Savvy and I were able to bake in the cafe at our school this summer and get payed as well as get co-op hours for our program. Almost everyday after class we got to bake pretty much whatever we wanted as long as it would sell well in the cafe. It was a young bakers dream, unlimited top of the line ingredients, mixers and tools galore, and all the oven space you could ask for including; conventional ovens, convection ovens, a deck oven, and a wood stone oven. Sweet, right? We made an assortment of baked goods including; scones, cookies, brownies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, sticky buns, and bagels. Our two top selling items were our Huckleberry scones with a lemon glaze that, Jeralynn, our morning cook would top them with and, our bagels. Our bagels sold out almost every week. We made plain, cinnamon sugar, cheddar, jalapeno cheddar, sesame, and poppy seed. My chef instructor, who is Jewish, said that she loves a good bagel and that she was sad that Walla Walla didn't have a bagel shop and that we should open one because it was the best bagel she'd ever had. I also brought a cheddar jalapeno one home to my mother in law and she said it was hands down the best bagel she'd ever had. When I came back in the kitchen to get my bagel my husband had already downed the cinnamon sugar one and was half way through the cheddar one, my cheddar one. So it goes without saying that he liked them as well. Another big seller was the cinnamon rolls we made out of left over croissant dough. They were super flaky, buttery, and all around delish! I'm going to take some time and post some recipes we used this Summer. If you have any questions or comments we'd love to hear from you! -Kayla Joyce♥