After two years of recipe development with her husband and her sibling, Lawson found a recipe that created the crispy exterior she was looking for while maintaining a soft and chewy interior.
That led to Lawson and her husband opening The Williamson County Bagel Company as co-owners in August 2024.
What you need to know
New York City bagels' popularity is often associated with its water, so with that in mind, Lawson set up a water softening and filtration system for the water used in creating her bagels.
She said her process recreates the taste, feel, smell and look of New York bagels.
“Our bagels are amazing,” she said. “I stand by my product.”
But the road to satisfaction doesn’t stop at water.
“A true bagel is boiled. That’s the key,” Lawson said, explaining that they proof their bagels, then boil and bake them.
What else?
Standout bagels at the shop include The Brunch, comprising avocado, grilled onions, bacon, scrambled eggs and butter on an onion bagel, and The Alex, which comes on an everything bagel with plain cream cheese, gravlox, tomato, cucumber, capers, onion, lemon, salt, pepper and olive oil.
Additionally, The Salmon Sunrise is a new take on the classic salmon on a bagel.
- 14300 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Leander
- www.wilcobagel.com
