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    Home » Recipes » Bread

    Everything Bagel

    Published: Mar 19, 2013 · Updated: Apr 14, 2024 · Post may contain affiliate links

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    Every bit of work is worth the effort for these delicious, whole wheat everything bagels.

    Everything Bagels from Living Well Kitchen

    I take great pleasure in making things from scratch that most people buy at the grocery store. Tortillas, graham crackers, chicken broth, hummus, crackers, and many other things that I haven't posted.

    I used a recipe from Baking Perfection, and the old post did a great job of explaining exactly how to make a bagel. Since it's no longer around, here's my best effort at describing how to make your own bagels at home.

    Everything Bagels from Living Well Kitchen

    Honestly, when the bagels came out of the oven, I giggled with excitement. My bagels look just like real bagels!

    That sounds so silly, but they are just like a bagel you'd buy from a bakery. And that, my friends, makes me very happy.

    Please know that you do need to make these a day in advance because you need them to rest in the refrigerator overnight, but it's kind of nice because it breaks up your work time. Total hands-on time is about 45 minutes to an hour, but these are worth every single second of work!

    A little note: if you don't want to make them "everything" just use whatever toppings you'd like. And trust me on using only 2 tablespoon salt for the topping. I used more and it was way too salty

    Everything Bagels

    Every bit of work is worth the effort for these delicious, {almost} whole wheat everything bagels
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    Prep Time: 1 hour hour
    Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 12 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 bagels
    Author: Meme

    Ingredients

    for the Sponge:

    • ½ teaspoon yeast divided
    • 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
    • ½ cup bread flour ½ cup + 2 TBSP
    • 1 ¼ cup room temperature water about 72°F

    for the Dough:

    • ¼ teaspoon yeast
    • 1 ⅓ cup whole wheat pastry flour
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon honey or sugar

    for boiling water:

    • 5 cups water
    • 2 teaspoon baking soda

    for the topping:

    • 3 tablespoon dried onion flakes
    • 3 tablespoon garlic powder
    • 3 tablespoon poppy seeds
    • 3 tablespoon white sesame seeds
    • 2 tablespoon kosher salt or sea salt

    Instructions

    • Stir together the ingredients for the sponge in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let sit for 2-3 hours until it's bubbly.
    • When the sponge is ready, add all the dough ingredients. Mix on low using a dough hook {or regular beater} for about 6 to 10 minutes or until the dough is very stiff. {Add more dough if necessary}
    • Shape the dough into 8 {3 oz.} balls of dough. Cover lightly with a towel and set aside for 15 minutes to rest.
    • Roll each ball of dough into 6-8 inch ropes. Wrap the dough ropes around your hand and overlap the ends. Press & twist the ends a little to get them to stay together. Repeat with remaining balls of dough. Place on a parchment lined or silicone lined baking sheet.
    • Cover bagels and refrigerate overnight.
    • When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 450°F.
    • Bring water to a boil in a large pot and add baking soda.
    • In a small bowl, stir together all the topping ingredients. Set aside.
    • When the water is boiling, carefully drop in 2-3 bagels and boil for 1 minute per side.
    • Take a bagel out, put on parchment lined baking sheet, and immediately sprinkle with topping mixture.
    • Repeat with remaining bagels.
    • Transfer boiled bagels to oven and bake for 5 minutes in 450°F oven. Rotate pan & decrease oven temperature to 425°F, and bake another 7-10 minutes until bagels are golden brown. Let sit for about 10-15 minutes before serving.

    Notes

    *The bagels are best eaten the day they are made but can be refrigerated, tightly covered, for up to 3 days or frozen up to 2 months.
    Did you try this recipe?Be sure to leave a comment & recipe rating below. Bonus points for tagging @memeinge & #livingwellkitchen on Instagram! THANK YOU! xo

    Meme

    Everything Bagels from Living Well Kitchen

    Nutrition Facts

    Nutrition Facts
    Everything Bagels
    Serving Size
     
    1 bagel
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    235
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    4
    g
    6
    %
    Potassium
     
    276
    mg
    8
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    43
    g
    14
    %
    Fiber
     
    6
    g
    25
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    8
    g
    16
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    1.4
    mg
    2
    %
    Calcium
     
    108
    mg
    11
    %
    Iron
     
    2.7
    mg
    15
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    1. Virginia

      March 19, 2013 at 4:07 pm

      So if I leave off the topping, is it just a whole wheat bagel??? also, could I add like Blueberries to the dough to make blueberry bagels?!

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      • memeinge

        March 26, 2013 at 1:07 pm

        Yes, you could totally do that!

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