These homemade bagels are chewy and delicious topped with Everything seasoning or whatever you like! Includes seasoning recipe.
Course Bread, Breakfast
Cuisine American, Jewish, Polish
Keyword homemade bagels
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 33 minutesminutes
Rising Dough 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours18 minutesminutes
Servings 8large bagels
Calories 293kcal
Author Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
1 ½cupsplus 1 tablespoon waterdivided (plus water for boiling the bagels)
1teaspoongranulated sugar
2 ¼teaspoonsactive dry yeast.25 ounce 1 package
4cupsbread flourplus additional for kneading
1teaspoonsalt
1tablespoonmolassesor barley malt syrup
1tablespoonvegetable oilor other mild flavored oil for greasing the bowl
3tablespoonshoney
1egg
Everything bagel seasoning mix such as Trader Joe's (or make your own below)
Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning
2tablespoonssesame seeds (white or mix of white and black sesame seeds)
2tablespoonspoppy seeds
1 ½tablespoonsdried minced onion
1tablespoondried minced garlic
1 teaspooncoarse saltsuch as Kosher or sea salt
Instructions
Heat 1 ½ cups of water to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Pour the water into a small bowl. Add the sugar and yeast to the warm water; mix together then set aside for 5 minutes until frothy.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the 4 cups of bread flour and the 1 teaspoon salt. Add the yeast mixture and molasses. Beat with an electric mixer (a stand mixer is preferable) until the dough comes together into a ball.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
Grease a large bowl generously with 1 tablespoon oil. Place the dough into the bowl, turning once to coat the top with oil. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel then set aside in a warm place to rise for 60-90 minutes until doubled.
Punch the dough down, then divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a smooth ball. Use your index finger to poke a hole into the center of a dough ball, then stretch and shape it into a large hole, approximately 2 inches in diameter. Repeat this process with each dough ball until you have 8 bagels. Place the bagels on a lined baking sheet, cover with a clean kitchen towel, and set aside to rest while you move on to the next step.
Fill a large pot with water to about 2 inches of depth. Add 3 tablespoons of honey and whisk to combine. Bring the water to boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium high. Boil the bagels in small batches for 1 minute on each side, removing with a slotted spoon.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line a large baking sheet (or two smaller baking sheets) with parchment paper. Place the bagels on the parchment paper with at least 1 inch of space between each bagel.
In a small bowl, whisk together 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of water to make an egg wash. Use a pastry brush to brush the egg wash on the top and sides of each bagel. Top the bagels with the toppings of your choice, or leave plain.
Bake the bagels at 425 degrees for 25 minutes until deep golden brown.
Cool the bagels slightly then slice and serve, or toast and serve.
Store bagels in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or slice and freeze for up to 2 months.
Notes
Omit or substitute the poppy seeds, if you or someone eating the bagels is drug tested for their employment. The seeds can cause a false positive reading.