How to Make Delicious Bagels from Start to Finish!

bread flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

malt syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener that can replace malt syrup.

sesame seeds

🥗Healthier: chia seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Chia seeds provide omega-3s and can be a cheaper topping.

egg wash

🥗Healthier: milk wash

💰Cheaper: water

Milk wash gives a nice color and is often more economical.

Microwave 1 and 1/3 cups of water for 1 minute to reach around 100 degrees.

Check the water temperature; it should be around 113 degrees.

Add the warm water to a mixing bowl.

Add 5 teaspoons of sugar and stir until mixed.

Add 1 tablespoon (or 1 packet) of instant yeast and whisk together.

Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes until foamy.

Add 1 tablespoon of canola oil, 3 and 1/2 cups of bread flour, and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt to the yeast mixture.

Use a KitchenAid mixer with a dough hook to mix on the slowest speed, then increase slightly for 8 minutes until the dough is not sticky.

Form the dough into a ball and cut it in half, then cut each half into 4 pieces to form 8 dough balls.

Roll each piece into a ball and let them rise under a warm towel for 20 minutes.

Prepare boiling water in a pot and preheat the oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

After 20 minutes, shape each dough ball into a bagel by pushing down the center and twirling it around your finger.

Boil each bagel in the water for 1 minute on each side.

Remove the bagels from the water and place them on a prepared baking sheet.

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