Easy Morning Bagel Recipes

REAL HOMEMADE BAGELS

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/4 cup water, flour, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, vegetable oil, and yeast in the mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed using the dough hook until well-developed, about 8 minutes. To ensure the gluten has developed fully, cut off a walnut-sized piece of dough. Flour your fingers, and then stretch the dough: if it tears immediately, the dough needs more kneading. Fully developed dough should form a thin translucent "windowpane."
• Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, and let rise for 2 hours.
• Punch the dough down, place it on a lightly floured work surface, and use a knife or dough scraper to divide the dough into 6 pieces (or more, for smaller bagels). Roll each piece of dough into a sausage shape about 6 inches long. Join the ends to form a circle. Repeat with the remaining dough, and let the bagels rest for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange small plates with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and onion flakes next to the baking sheet.
• Bring 4 quarts water to a boil in a large pot. Add honey, if desired (see Editor's Note). Boil the bagels, three at a time, until they rise to the surface of the pot, about 1 minute per side. Remove the bagels with a slotted spoon and place them on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Dip the tops of the wet bagels into the toppings and arrange them, seeds up, on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse salt, if desired. Bake in the preheated oven until the bagels begin to brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

EASY BAGELS!

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 450°.
• Mix Yeast with warm water and sugar and stir. Set aside for 5 minutes.
• Add 1 cup of flour at a time to the yeast mixture and salt and oil.
• Mix together, when it starts to get stiff use your hands.
• Put on floured counter and knead until smooth.
• In the meantime, boil a large pot of water for 15 minutes.
• Once dough is well kneaded, cut into twelve even pieces.
• Roll pieces and form into bagel shapes.
• Rest for 15 minutes on greased baking sheet covered with a towel.
• Boil 4 at a time, 30 seconds per side.
• While wet, sprinkle with salt/sesame seeds etc.
• Put on a baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.

EASY MORNING BAGEL

Steps:

• Spread bagel with cream cheese spread.

MORNING BAGEL

Steps:

• Spread bagel halves with cottage cheese.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar; top with bananas.

2-INGREDIENT DOUGH BAGELS

Steps:

• Mix flour and Greek yogurt together in a medium bowl until a shaggy dough forms. Transfer to a surface dusted with self-rising flour, and knead for 8 to 10 minutes. Continue adding flour as needed if the dough is too sticky.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cut the dough into 4 pieces, roughly 4 ounces each. Roll each segment into a smooth ball. Use your thumbs to poke a hole in the center of each round, then gently stretch the dough until it becomes a uniform-sized ring.
• Transfer the dough to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• Whisk the egg in a small bowl to create an egg wash, then brush a light coating on top of the dough. Sprinkle with bagel seasoning.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 22 minutes. Increase the oven's temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and continue to bake until golden, 3 to 4 minutes more.