Fried Won Tons have been a Christmas Eve tradition for as long as I can remember. My family always had a party that evening. I would spend hours chopping and wrapping while watching the Grinch. No one would help, everyone complained I was making too many, all would get eaten. It would take multiple trips to the store (by my father). There are never enough wrappers. There was a recipe at one point but its not fussy.

• ground pork
• canned shrimp
• bok choy
• water chesnuts
• egg
• soy sauce
• freshly grated ginger
• green onions
• wonton wrappers

• 3 ½ Cup Flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 1 ¼ Cups Water

For the Boiling Pot:

• 4 Cups Water
• 1/3 C Baking Soda or ¼ Cup Salt

Combine the water, sugar, and yeast in your mixing bowl and allow yeast to proof for about 2 minutes. Add one cup of flour and mix. Add your salt and the remaining flour to pull the dough into a ball. Place the dough into a greased bowl and allow to double in size.

Once the dough has doubled in size, deflate the dough and allow it to rest for about 10 minutes on a lightly flowered surface. Cut into 8 or 12 equal pieces and allow dough to rest for about 10 more minutes. (They are fluffier if you let them double again) Shape the dough pieces into bagel shapes by either rolling them into ropes and shaping into a circle or pushing your finger through the middle of the ball and shaping it that way. Cover your shaped bagels and let them proof for about 30 minutes.

Pre heat your over to 400 degrees. Bring your water and choice of additive to a boil and drop each bagel into the boiling solution on e at a time. Boil one minute on each side and be sure not to crowd them. Remove the boiled bagel and place it on a cookie sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the bagels are nicely browned. Remove, spray with a bit of water if you want a shinier crust, and cool on a wire rack.

Variation:

• 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour,
• 1 Cup White Flour
• ½ C Honey