These look great!- and I even have the correct flour. However, in my last order I bought diastatic malt powder and malted milk powder (to make pancakes). I guess I should have bought the non-diastatic powder, too. I still am confused by what to use and when to use it. Any advice? Thanks so much for this blog- it is my very favorite place to visit every day! Nancy Nancy, definitely don't use the diastatic - that's to add, maybe 1 teaspoon per 3 cups of flour, to yeast recipes, to help yeast grow. Try adding the malted milk powder to both the bagels and steam bath - just go ahead and add the 1 tablespoon to each, see what happens. Should work out just fine. PJH

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