pastel bagels with cream cheese frosting vegetable oil pink and purple gel food coloring an electric mixer on low to medium speed remaining flour as you can moderately stiff dough that is smooth and rise in a warm place for 1 hour dough with a few drops of food coloring kneading until a uniform color is achieved keep dough covered when not kneading to maintain moisture rope and combine the ropes to make a log twist log to swirl the colors then cut into pull center of dough gently and evenly to damp towel and let rise 30 minutes more bagels onto a greased sheet pan and bake and let cool on a wire rack cheese frosting and top with decorating sugar or sprinkles
