Bagel Fail

I saw this recipe for homemade bagels, and I felt so inspired. I mean, doesn't that just sounds so amazing? It took me forever to finally find a store that had bread flour in stock (I think I went to four stores), and then I finally attempted it.

FAIL.

I'm not going to lie, I didn't even try one. Sam ate one, Bria had a bite, and then I threw the rest away. I don't even know what went wrong.

pre-bake:

post-bake:

Don't those just look like the saddest bagels you've ever seen? I guess I should probably say "bagels." Those shouldn't even be called bagels.

Anyway, don't worry, I still have a project brewing, and I will be launching it on Saturday. I hope it will be nothing like these bagels.