Introduction: Homemade Bagels
The first time I had a bagel was back in San Francisco and I just loved it, since I love bread product in general, lol. The other day I was at IKEA in the grocery section and they had a special promotion for Swedish smoked salmon so my bf suggested to buy some and eat it with cream cheese and bagel, just like we did in the States. So I went back home and I started preparing my little ring bread.
Making bagel is similar to making Priztel, the dough is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Once they cool down you can put them in a zip lock bag and they will last for days
Step 1: Ingredients
- 2 cups bread flour (250 g)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2/3 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- less than 1 cup of warm water
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
Step 2: Step One: Mix the Ingredients and Kneat the Dough
Mix all the ingredients together
Knead the dough for about ten minutes, or until it is uniform and smooth
Step 3: Step 2: Cut It!
Cut the dough into 4-5 equal sized balls, and let rest for 10-20 minutes
Step 4: Step 3: Ring It Up!
Now, take each of the dough balls and using two hands, roll it into a little snake on the counter. When the snake is longer than the width of your two hands, wrap it around your dominant roiling hand. The dough rope should be wrapped so the overlapping ends are together at your palm, near the start of your fingers. Now take the two overlapping ends, and use your palm to squish/roll these two ends together. Once the dough is fused, you should have a perfectly circular bagel
Let your bagels rest on the counter for about 20 minutes, and meanwhile, bring a pot of water to boil
Step 5: Step 4: Boil It!
Boil for about a minute, then turn them over and boil for an other minute
Step 6: Step 5: Bake It!
Take them out a let dry for a minute. Then bake them in preheat oven at 200 C for about 10 min, then flip the bagel over and keep baking for other 10 min.
Let them cool down then cut them in half and spread some cream cheese and add some slides of smoked salmon.
27 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
can I just fry them instead of boiling and baking? after I typed my question I realized that it would be doughnut. hahaha
10 years ago
400 Fahrenheit with only 1/2 teaspoon of salt works fine.
10 years ago
You might want to use less salt, also it says to bake the bagels at 200 C. What is that in Fahrenheit?
10 years ago on Introduction
Easiest bagel recipe I've seen thus far, thank you so much for sharing! :D
Going to try it tonight and make burgers. :3
11 years ago on Introduction
Messed up my first batch. but next time will be right.
11 years ago on Introduction
Toasted Bagels, cream cheese and tomato slices, with a dash of dill, garlic powder, S&P, YUMMY! Breakfast of champions.
12 years ago on Introduction
I have just finished cooking my first bagel, I never really liked the store bought ones (I made them for my older brother, he loves them), but when I tried these, lets just say I'm keeping the recipe. Now I'm going to try and add flavors or maybe some fruit and nuts. I just have to say thank you for taking the time to post this Instructables.
12 years ago on Introduction
Would this be considered a "water bagel"? Have you ever tried egg bagels? I have a recipe for Egg bagels, and I wasn't sure how they differ in taste, besides one using egg...
12 years ago on Introduction
Just made a batch of these. They are great :)
12 years ago on Introduction
Making bagels is a three step process, I've made bagels for years. boil, broil, and bake, I've always done the first two for four minutes, then baked till golden brown, store bought bagels just are not the same, more like sugarless donuts.
12 years ago on Introduction
Great Instructable, just baked my bagels and they turned out great. Thank you for such a simple but effective recipe!
12 years ago on Introduction
A question about cooking: I've tried your recipe and everything went good since the last step... boiling & baking. I've tried again and again but I can't get the softness and the "wetness" of the bagels you can buy... maybe trying to bake them lefting a some water in the oven? - Una domanda sulla cottura: nonostante abbia provato la tua ricetta e diverse altre per preparare i bagels a casa, rimane sempre qualcosa di "errato" nel mio modo di cuocerli... non riesco a mantenerli morbidi, umidi, come quelli comprati. Con la tua ricetta va un po' meglio, ma probabilmente sbaglio qualcosa... magari provando a lasciare un po' d'acqua nel forno per mantenere l'umidità mentre cuociono?
13 years ago on Step 6
These were so easy and turned out really great - I'm now addicted to homemade bagels! The only thing I did differently was instead of making "snakes" and having to attach them, I simply poked my finger through the dough balls and made the hole a little larger by stretching a little. Saved the trouble of having to "attach". Thank you for the inspiration!!!
13 years ago on Step 6
Awesome instructable! These look very easy to make! I never thought of boiling them first, but it kinda makes sense now that I think about it.
13 years ago on Introduction
Thanks for this recipe, it looks simple and straightforward! I'm also paging through your blog and will probably try a few from there too. :)
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
I'm glad you like it. Let me know what you think about my blog.
:)
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
I just finished making them, they turned out pretty good. They didn't stick together in a ring very well though, I'm wondering if I put too much flour in when I kneaded the dough so it doesn't stick very well.
Also, I just baked them on a cookie sheet, are there any special things you need to do while baking? I have a baking stone, but that might be overkill in this situation.
Also, if you were to add things like salt or cheese on top, do you know when you add them? Right before they go in the oven I feel that it would burn, but if you put it in at the 10-minute flip point, it doesn't really stick to the bagel. Maybe a little oil to help them stick?
Thanks for answering any of these questions :)
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
If you are baking on cookie sheet you dont need to do anything special while baking, just follow the instruction I gave.
You can add the salt right away before baking yout bagel but in that case you will need to brush a bit of egg mixed with water on top of bagels.
For the cheese, I would add it when you have to turn the bagel to the other side, after the first 10 min in the oven.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Okay, an egg wash to help seal things in, that makes sense. I'm guessing a little oil of some sort will help cheese or herbs stick better after the first 10 minute flip in the oven.
One last question (I promise! :) You don't specifically say it, but do you need to proof the yeast at all before hand? I realized last night that my dough didn't rise that much and that's because I just dumped all the ingredients in at once instead of "waking up" the yeast a bit first. The bagels are nice and dense (I'm actually eating one for breakfast right now) which is good, but they are a bit on the small side because they didn't rise a lot.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
I generally dont "wake up the yeast" but if u feel like your bagels didnt rise a lot, next time wake it up in the one cup of lukewarm water and then mix it to the flour. You should not get any problem this way! :)