Description
If you have ever dreamed of baking your own bakery style bread, this Homemade Bagels Recipe is exactly what you need. These chewy homemade bagels come out golden on the outside and soft on the inside, just like classic New York style bagels. Because this recipe is simple and beginner friendly, you can easily make bagels from scratch in your own kitchen without stress.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar or honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon honey for boiling water
- Sesame seeds (optional)
- Poppy seeds (optional)
- Everything seasoning (optional)
Instructions
- Start by mixing warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let it sit for about 5 minutes until foamy.
- Add bread flour and salt, then mix until a firm dough forms.
- Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough into a bowl, cover, and let it rise for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
- Divide the dough into equal pieces and shape each into a ball.
- Poke a hole through the center of each dough ball and gently stretch to create a bagel shape.
- Bring a large pot of water to a gentle boil and stir in honey.
- Boil each bagel for 1 minute per side.
- Place boiled bagels on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Add sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or everything seasoning if desired.
- Bake until golden brown and beautifully crisp.
Notes
Use bread flour for the best chewy texture. Do not skip the boiling step because it creates the classic shiny crust. For deeper flavor, refrigerate shaped bagels overnight before baking.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg