# Homemade Bagels

This is an easy recipe to make homemade bagels from scratch.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 165 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
- a little bit olive oil
- egg wash
- jalapeño cheddar
- everything bagel seasoning

## Instructions

1. Combine warm water, sugar, and active dry yeast.
2. Mix and let it sit for 10 minutes until a thin layer of foam appears on top.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and the yeast mixture.
4. Knead with a dough hook for about 10 minutes.
5. Knead by hand for a couple of minutes until a smooth dough ball is formed.
6. Lightly spread olive oil in a large bowl.
7. Add the dough to the bowl, cover, and let it rest for 1 hour until doubled in size.
8. Punch the air out of the dough and dump it out onto a surface.
9. Reshape the dough into a ball.
10. Cut the dough into eight equal parts.
11. Shape each part into a ball.
12. Poke a hole through the center of each ball and shape them into bagels.
13. Place the shaped bagels onto parchment paper.
14. Cover and let them rest for another 30 minutes.
15. Boil the bagels for 1 minute, then flip and boil for 30 more seconds.
16. Transfer the boiled bagels directly to parchment paper.
17. Brush on an egg wash.
18. Add desired toppings such as jalapeño cheddar or everything bagel seasoning.
19. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- dough hook
- large bowl
- parchment paper

## Tips

- Knead by hand for a couple of minutes until the dough is smooth.
- Spread olive oil evenly in the bowl before adding the dough.
- Punch the air out of the dough after the first rise.
- Boil bagels for 1 minute on one side and 30 seconds on the other.
- Brush with egg wash before adding toppings.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bsvkXc/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/448a489b-47bf-4615-8c8d-929499626e53
- Extracted: 2026-03-28

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