# Homemade Bagels

A super simple and foolproof recipe for making soft and fluffy bagels at home.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 75 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
- pinch salt
- quarter cup baking soda
- egg wash
- everything bagel seasoning

## Instructions

1. Add warm water to a mixing bowl.
2. Add yeast to the warm water.
3. Add sugar to the mixture.
4. Whisk the ingredients together and let it sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.
5. Add all-purpose flour to the activated yeast mixture.
6. Add melted butter to the mixture.
7. Add a pinch of salt to the mixture.
8. Put the mixture into an electric mixer and knead for about 5 minutes.
9. Knead the dough with your hands for a couple of minutes until it's soft.
10. Grease the bowl with olive oil.
11. Place the dough ball back into the greased bowl.
12. Cover the bowl and place it in a warm spot for about an hour for the dough to rise.
13. Remove the risen dough from the bowl and place it on a clean surface.
14. Cut the dough into 10 equal portions.
15. Weigh each portion to be about 140-150 grams for consistency.
16. Roll each portion of dough into a ball.
17. Place small squares of parchment paper on the counter for each bagel.
18. Make a hole in the center of each dough ball and shape it into a bagel.
19. Place each shaped bagel onto a square of parchment paper.
20. Add baking soda to warm water in a pot on the stove.
21. Once the water is hot and the baking soda is dissolved, carefully drop the bagels into the water using the parchment paper.
22. Boil the bagels for about 45 seconds on each side.
23. Remove the boiled bagels with a slotted spoon and place them on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper.
24. Brush each bagel with an egg wash.
25. Sprinkle half of the bagels with everything bagel seasoning, leaving the other half plain.
26. Bake the bagels at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 15 minutes.

## Equipment

- electric mixer
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- parchment paper
- cookie tray
- pot
- slotted spoon

## Tips

- Use parchment paper under the bagels when shaping to make them easier to transfer to the water without sticking.
- The dough should be kneaded for about 5 minutes until soft.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6b5khkK/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ba6ddc78-9306-4b5a-9489-04e5841f038e
- Extracted: 2025-08-26

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