# Easy Bagel Recipe

This is an easy recipe for homemade bagels, perfect for simple Sunday baking.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 95 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- olive oil
- egg wash
- shredded cheddar cheese
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- Everything bagel seasoning

## Instructions

1. Add 1 and a half cups of warm water to a measuring cup.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the warm water.
3. Add 1 packet of active dry yeast to the water and sugar mixture.
4. Mix the yeast, sugar, and water together.
5. Let the yeast mixture sit for 10 minutes.
6. After 10 minutes, the mixture should have a thin layer of foam on top.
7. Add 4 cups of flour to a mixing bowl.
8. Add 1 tablespoon of salt to the flour.
9. Pour the yeast mixture into the flour and salt.
10. Knead the dough with a dough hook for about 10 minutes.
11. Remove the dough from the mixer.
12. Knead the dough by hand for a couple of minutes until it forms a smooth dough ball.
13. Grab a large bowl and add a little bit of olive oil.
14. Spread the olive oil evenly around the bowl.
15. Add the dough to the oiled bowl.
16. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 1 hour.
17. After 1 hour, the dough should be doubled in size.
18. Punch the air out of the dough.
19. Dump the dough out onto a surface.
20. Reshape the dough into a ball.
21. Cut the dough into 8 equal parts.
22. Shape each part into a ball.
23. Poke a hole through the center of each dough ball to form a bagel shape.
24. Place the shaped bagels onto a piece of parchment paper.
25. Cover the bagels and let them rest for another 30 minutes.
26. Boil the bagels for 1 minute on one side.
27. Flip the bagels and boil for 30 more seconds.
28. Remove the boiled bagels and add them directly to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
29. Brush an egg wash onto the bagels.
30. Add toppings if desired: jalape
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31. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
32. Remove the finished bagels from the oven.

## Equipment

- measuring cup
- spoon
- mixing bowl
- stand mixer with dough hook
- large bowl
- plastic wrap
- knife
- parchment paper
- large pot
- slotted spoon
- baking sheet
- pastry brush
- oven

## Tips

- Let the yeast mixture sit for 10 minutes to activate.
- Knead the dough by hand for a couple of minutes until smooth.
- Ensure the dough doubles in size during the first rest.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-11-17

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