Carrot Cake Bagels with Coconut Cream Cheese

Serves 8
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Directions

  1. 1Add water, sugar, and yeast to a bowl and whisk.
  2. 2Add flour and spices to a separate bowl and whisk.
  3. 3Add flour mixture to the yeast mixture.
  4. 4Add grated carrots, golden raisins, and chopped pecans to the mixture.
  5. 5Mix until a dough forms.
  6. 6Form the dough into a ball and let it rise.
  7. 7Divide the dough into individual portions using a dough cutter.
  8. 8Form each portion into a ball.
  9. 9Shape each dough ball into a bagel by making a hole in the center.
  10. 10Boil the bagels in a brown sugar bath.
  11. 11Brush the boiled bagels with melted butter or egg wash.
  12. 12Bake the bagels until golden brown.
  13. 13Slice a bagel in half.
  14. 14Mix cream cheese with honey and coconut.
  15. 15Spread the coconut cream cheese on the bagel.
  16. 16Garnish with grated carrots, shredded coconut, and chopped pecans.

Ingredients

  • flour
  • yeast
  • grated carrots
  • golden raisins
  • chopped pecans
  • coconut
  • walnuts
  • brown sugar
  • cream cheese
  • honey

Equipment

bowlwhiskdane cutterlarge potslotted spoonpastry brush

Tips

  • You can customize these bagels by adding or removing ingredients like coconut, walnuts, or different types of raisins.
  • The recipe can be doubled to make a larger batch.
  • Poaching the bagels in a brown sugar bath gives them a chewy, bakery-like texture.