Flat bagels

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Hello everyone.  I make bagels from home and have 2 annoying issues.  First is that after about a day the bagels go flat. They are not as thick as when I pulled them from the oven.  My other issue is mold.  I store my bagels in a zip lock bag that is moisture free, after about 2 days they start to go green.  Can someone please help me to solve these problems.

Thank you

Mike

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What flour are you using? Higher gluten helps keep them puffy.