Homemade Bagels
Have you ever tried making bagels at home? Well today I will show you how! Like a lot of bread recipes, all you need are a few simple ingredients and some patience. And once you are done, you get to reap the chewy, delicious benefits of your labor with pride. In my last post I shared a Gravlax recipe. Now that you have that under your belt, what better recipe to share next than some homemade Bagels?
You may be thinking, why make bagels at home right? Well for the same reason why you would make anything at home; you have full knowledge and control of the ingredients, it is cheaper and it is fun. At least those are some of my reasons, you can insert your own reasons in there as well.
I checked out a lot of bagel recipes while putting this one together and one of my favorites was Joshua Weissman‘s therefore my process is inspired by his. As for the toppings, Everything seasoning is my favorite but of course you can top these with your seasonings of choice, add cinnamon and raisins to it or leave it plain. Either way, I am sure you will enjoy these bagels so let’s get right to it.
Homemade Bagels
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup warm water
- 2 1/4 tsp yeast 1 package
- 1 1/2 tbsp molasses or sugar
- 3 1/2 cup flour
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 beaten egg for egg wash
- Everything bagel seasoning, sesame seeds or toppings of choice
Instructions
- Begin with blooming your yeast by mixing it in the water with the molasses/sugar. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix flour, salt and yeast mixture until it forms a dough.
- Turn it out on a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes or until smooth.
- Form a ball with the dough then place it in a greased bowl. Cover it with a damp towel or plastic wrap and let it rise for an hour.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down to deflate it then turn it out on a work surface.
- Cut your dough into 8 equal parts. Piece by piece, fold the edges of the dough into itself then form them into balls with the folded part under. Form into balls by cupping your palm over the dough on your surface and moving it in a circular motion maintaining contact.
- Cover again and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 400ºF. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- As the water heats, form the holes in your bagel. Do so by pinching the center of each piece with your thumb and index finger until you puncture the dough. With both hands use your index fingers to expand the hole by twirling the dough around on both index fingers. Do so until each hole is about an inch wide.
- Gently lower each bagel into the boiling water being careful not to overcrowd them.
- Let each one boil for 1 to 2 minutes per side. The longer it boils, the chewier it will be. Drain bagels and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Brush bagels with egg wash then sprinkle everything bagel seasoning or toppings of choice on them. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let it cool before serving.
2 Comments
Rebecca Amin
October 26, 2021 at 12:35 am
They look yummy!
fuajia
October 27, 2021 at 1:23 am
Thank you 🙂