# Bagels

Learn to make homemade bagels that are so simple yet fancy and complex and taste better than store-bought ones.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 560 g flour
- 1.75 cup water, warm
- 2.5 tsp active yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp baking soda

## Instructions

1. Add lukewarm water to a large bowl and whisk in yeast.
2. Leave the mix for 5 minutes until you see a foam forming on the surface. (blooming the yeast to make sure it's alive)
3. Add flour and salt then bring together to a shaggy dough with your hands or a wooden spoon.
4. Turn out onto the bench and knead until smooth.
5. Leave the dough covered to rest for 40-60 minutes or until nearly doubled in size.
6. Turn out onto the bench and press out the dough to release the gases that have built up during the rise.
7. Portion into 8 equal weight pieces of dough.
8. Form them into tight balls and let rest for a couple of minutes.
9. Press your finger into the center of each ball of dough and gently create a hole.
10. Boil a large pot of water on the stove and add 1 tbsp of baking soda.
11. Place 2-3 bagels at a time into the pot of boiling water for 1 minute and then flip them over to boil on the other side.
12. Once boiled, place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
13. Preheat the oven to 210 degrees Celsius.
14. Egg wash the tops of each of them or brush them with some melted butter. Then top with whatever toppings you like.
15. Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes.
16. Cool them on a wire rack.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- wooden spoon
- bench
- plastic wrap
- digital scale
- large pot
- baking tray
- oven
- wire rack

## Tips

- Once you make homemade bagels you will never go back to store-bought bagels.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bts7n8/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/351ab242-fd83-4548-b305-4a0e550e47cb
- Extracted: 2025-09-01

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