# Homemade Bagels

A comprehensive guide to making delicious homemade bagels with a perfect chewy texture and an everything bagel seasoning.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 grams warm water
- 10 grams yeast
- 1.5 tablespoons sugar
- 3.5 cups bread flour
- pinch salt
- a little oil
- a little egg wash
- everything bagel seasoning
- cream cheese
- smoked salmon
- scallions

## Instructions

1. Start with warm water in a bowl.
2. Add yeast to the warm water.
3. Add sugar to the mixture.
4. Stir the mixture well.
5. Let the mixture rest for 10 minutes to activate the yeast.
6. Add bread flour to a separate bowl.
7. Add a pinch of salt to the flour.
8. Slowly work the yeast mixture into the flour until combined.
9. Knead the dough until it is super smooth.
10. Add a little oil to a clean bowl.
11. Place the dough into the oiled bowl.
12. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and let the dough rise for an hour.
13. Punch down the risen dough to wake it up.
14. Place the dough on a floured work surface.
15. Divide the dough into six equal pieces.
16. Pinch in the bottom of each dough ball.
17. Roll each piece of dough until it makes a nice ball shape.
18. Place the dough balls on a lightly covered baking tray.
19. Cover the dough balls for 10 more minutes.
20. Flour your hands.
21. Pinch right through the middle of each dough ball to form the bagel shape.
22. Toss the bagels in boiling water for about a minute on each side.
23. Brush the boiled bagels with a little egg wash.
24. Sprinkle everything bagel seasoning generously on top of each bagel.
25. Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
26. Slice a baked bagel in half.
27. Spread cream cheese on both halves of the bagel.
28. Add smoked salmon on top of the cream cheese.
29. Garnish with chopped scallions.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- cutting board
- knife
- damp towel
- baking tray
- pot
- spatula
- brush

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EW_Dy3H2iIk
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/36489aa4-da2c-479f-9330-d67717489e7b
- Extracted: 2025-11-03

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