Michael and I buy a lot of bagels so I thought I'd finally try to make my own. This was the first time making homemade bagels and they came out pretty well. I would change a few minor things I did but other than that I'll definitely be making my own bagels from now on!
Ingredients:
3 tsp. yeast
4 cups all-purpose flour (I used bread flour and I think this was one of my mistakes)
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. warm water
toppings of your choice
Instructions:
- I used my bread maker to knead the dough and rise, but you could do this yourself. Add all ingredients except toppings and knead and let rise. If you have a bread maker, put it on dough setting and follow instructions on how to add ingredients.
- Once that is finished, roll dough into about 3-4 inch spheres and poke a hole in the middle with your finger. Shape however you want. Ours turned out sort of lumpy and not as nice looking as store bought bagels, but we didn't care...
- Boil these for 2+ minutes. The longer you boil, the chewier they will be. We boiled ours for exactly 2 minutes and I think this was perfect. Be careful though... they will get a tad bit larger in the boiling water.
- Place these onto a greased cookie sheet and top with whatever you choose! I added a tiny bit of margarine to them and sprinkled garlic and onion flakes on most and cinnamon and sugar on two.
- Bake them at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Ovens may vary so just keep an eye out on them. I actually baked mine at 350 and it took like 50 minutes for them to bake. That might've been because of the bread flour. Who knows.- Let cool just a few minutes before you eat because these babies are HOT!
- Don't refrigerate after they are cooled because this will make them tougher. Store in an air-tight container and enjoy!
Basically these were amazing when eaten while still warm. Yum!! I'll probably make another batch today and see how they turn out with all-purpose flour instead of bread flour and 400 degrees instead of 350. Bagels are nice to make because you can top them with whatever you want. I can't wait to eat my cinnamon sugar one here in a bit!
- Boil these for 2+ minutes. The longer you boil, the chewier they will be. We boiled ours for exactly 2 minutes and I think this was perfect. Be careful though... they will get a tad bit larger in the boiling water.
- Place these onto a greased cookie sheet and top with whatever you choose! I added a tiny bit of margarine to them and sprinkled garlic and onion flakes on most and cinnamon and sugar on two.
- Bake them at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Ovens may vary so just keep an eye out on them. I actually baked mine at 350 and it took like 50 minutes for them to bake. That might've been because of the bread flour. Who knows.
Basically these were amazing when eaten while still warm. Yum!! I'll probably make another batch today and see how they turn out with all-purpose flour instead of bread flour and 400 degrees instead of 350. Bagels are nice to make because you can top them with whatever you want. I can't wait to eat my cinnamon sugar one here in a bit!
