# The Perfect Bagels

This recipe will guide you through making soft and fluffy homemade bagels.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups warm water
- 2.25 teaspoons yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup melted butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 0.25 cup baking soda
- 1 egg wash
- 1 everything bagel seasoning

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine warm water, yeast, and sugar. Whisk and let sit for 5 minutes to activate.
2. Add flour to the yeast mixture.
3. Add melted butter and a pinch of salt.
4. Mix with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes.
5. Knead the dough with your hands for a couple of minutes.
6. Grease a bowl and place the dough inside. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about an hour, or until doubled in size.
7. Divide the dough into 10 equal pieces (about 140-150 grams each).
8. Roll each piece into a ball and make a hole in the center to shape into a bagel.
9. Place the bagels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
10. Bring some water to a boil in a saucepan, add baking soda, and stir until dissolved.
11. Boil the bagels in the baking soda water for about 45 seconds per batch.
12. Remove the bagels with a fine-mesh strainer and place them back on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
13. Brush the bagels with egg wash.
14. Sprinkle half of the bagels with everything bagel seasoning.
15. Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.

## Equipment

- whisk
- electric mixer
- bowl
- parchment paper
- baking sheet
- pastry scraper or knife
- kitchen scale
- saucepan
- fine-mesh strainer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BMfxArGtg/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9ef443f6-18c4-459a-afd2-254d1d4916c0
- Extracted: 2025-04-23

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