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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (95g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 198
Calories from Fat 4 (2%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.5g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 389mg 16%
Potassium 62mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 42.0g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.5g 5%
Sugars 2.2g
Protein 5.5g 11%

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Express Bagel Recipe

Recipe #181505 | 1½ hours | 1 hour prep | add private note

By: Chef #342477
Aug 14, 2006

Quick and simple bagel recipe. Be sure to use instant, not active, dry yeast. Using instant yeast lets you cut down the cooking time.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Put flour, sugar, and salt into large bowl and mix lightly. Add yeast and water, then knead together ingredients with hands. The dough will be sticky at first.
  2. 2
    Once you have combined the ingredients into a manageable dough, take out the dough onto a flat kneading surface. Knead dough firmly with your hands until the dough is no longer lumpy and powdery, approximately 15min. Add sprinkles of water or flour as necessary to keep the dough manageable -- it will get elastic but pretty stiff.
  3. 3
    Cut dough into 6 pieces. Shape each piece into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp paper towel to prevent drying.
  4. 4
    Shape the dough. You can either poke a hole in the middle with your finger and stretch out into a bagel shape or roll out the dough into a rope and tie the ends together. The dough will expand, so leave a nice big hole in the middle.
  5. 5
    Cover the bagels with plastic wrap and let rest for about 15 minutes (30-40 min during winter time).
  6. 6
    In the meantime, fill a large pot with water and a teaspoon of sugar or honey and bring to a simmer. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  7. 7
    When the dough is ready, carefully drop them into the water and let them simmer for about 15 seconds on each side, flipping them only once. The bagels should float. Keeping the water boiling too hard or flipping too much will cause the surface of the bagels to crinkle later. I usually boil two at a time.
  8. 8
    Take the bagels out with a slotted spoon and blot excess water. If you would like to add toppings, do so now. For small or crumbly toppings such as sesame and poppyseed, dump out the toppings on a small plate and gently press the top of the bagel into the topping.
  9. 9
    Put the bagels onto a baking sheet and let bake until brown, approximately 15 minute.
  10. 10
    Note: You can use whole wheat flour and even ingredients such as cocoa, pureed spinach, pureed pumpkin/cinnamon/nutmeg to make different kinds (and different colors!) of bagel dough. Be sure to decrease the amount of added water accordingly -- I would try making the plain first to get an idea of what the dough should feel like.

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From: Chef #1390210

On Sep 20, 2009

I just made these bagels and they are excellent and so easy!! I'm a novice at baking, but they turned out perfect and taste much better than bagels from the grocery store.

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  • From: StripeHusky

    On Aug 9, 2009

    Perfect Bagels, I thought I'd ruined them after the simmer stage, but once baked, they looked wonderful! <3

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  • From: sarahubasics

    On Feb 16, 2008

    This is a great recipe. I used regular flour and active dry yeast but I let the dough rise twice. The bagels look and taste just like bought bagels and were much less expensive. Double the recipe if you want six large bagels.

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  • From: CateringbyKimberly

    On Nov 26, 2007

    I had no idea bagels were this easy to make. This is such a simple recipe to follow, and my family absolutely LOVED them. They are better than any bakery bagel we've purchased in town. The bread flour is a must. Covering the dough with plastic wrap sprayed with olive oil works better than a damp towel too. Be sure to knead the dough the full 15 minutes. Don't skimp on the effort. And be sure to only boil them for the 15 seconds as recommended on each side. I got a phone call and left one in for about 40 seconds. It crinkled for sure.

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