Bagels are more work than almost anything else I bake, so I like to make enough to last a little while. With a 4-day weekend, I had enough time to get a lot of things out of the way before Sunday ever came around. That left me enough time to attempt 3 dozen bagels.

I had just enough bowl-room to fit the 15 cups of flour, 6 eggs, 3-3/4 cups water, etc. But I hate cutting in thirds, so rather than having to cut the whole thing into ninths, I ended up with 32 slightly oversized bagels. Who’s gonna complain about that? And 32 should still last a little while. They keep well in the freezer.