Homemade Everything Bagels
- August 20, 2022
- 28 Comments
- Breads
With only a few basic ingredients, and no stand mixer necessary, this easy homemade bagel recipe will leave your home feeling and smelling like a bakery!
Today we’re making homemade everything bagels. Baking fresh bread can seem a bit intimidating, but this recipe only requires a few basic ingredients – and no special equipment necessary!
Heres a video to guide you along the process.
Few tips:
- If your dough feels too sticky, add a tablespoon of flour at a time until it feels right. Remember, climate and altitude can affect how much flour you’ll need.
- Think of kneading as “massaging” the dough: push it away from you with the heel of your hand, fold it over, pull it back, and repeat for about 10-15 minutes
- After kneading the dough for several minutes, our dough should feel much smoother than when you started. Be careful not to overdo it, though, as over-kneading can make the dough tear easily. To check if it’s ready, try the poke test: give it a poke, and if the indentation springs back quickly, you’re good to go. If it doesn’t, knead a little more.
- No need to feel intimidated by yeast! The trick is to use lukewarm water—straight from the tap is perfect for activating it.
- For shaping, less is more. Keep it simple and quick for the best results. Lightly flour your hands, poke a hole in the center of each dough ball, then gently rotate it in a circular motion to stretch it a bit. Watch the video above for more guidance.
Homemade Everything Bagels
There is truly nothing better than homemade bagels. This recipe in particular has a crisp, shiny crust yet tender and airy when cut in half. The perfect recipe to bake on a cozy weekend morning.
Ingredients
Yeast Mixture
- 1 1/2 tbsp Active dry yeast instant will work just as well
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 2 1/4 cups Warm water
Dough
- 5 cups All purpose flour (625g) an extra half cup at a time may be necessary (remember, when making bread the climate and altitude in which you live in play a huge part in how much flour you may need
- 2 tsp Kosher salt
- 3 tbsp Light brown sugar packed
Boiling water
- 1/4 cup Light brown sugar
- 1 pot Water around 2 quarts
Toppings
- Everything but the bagel seasoning
Egg wash
- 1 Egg
- 2 tbsp Water
Instructions
Prepare your yeast mixture
- Add your yeast, warm water, and sugar together in a bowl. Cover with a damp paper towel, and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
Prepare your dough
- While your yeast is resting, add all of your flour, brown sugar, and salt to a separate bowl and whisk together.
- After 10 minutes, add your yeast mixture to the rest of your ingredients.
- Take a large mixing spoon and roughly combine your dough ingredients.
- If you find that your dough is too sticky, add a tablespoon of flour at a time until you are satisfied with the texture. Remember climate, and altitude play a large part in how much flour you will need.
- Once your dough has shaped into a rough dough ball, take it out of your bowl and on to a lightly floured surface
- Now, you can use a stand mixer – but if you don't have one, with lightly floured or oiled hands, knead your dough for 10- 15 minutes until smooth.
- I highly recommend sticking with just 5 cups of flour, but ofc there are many factors that play into how much flour you may need. If you feel like your dough is far too sticky add an extra 1/2 cup. If it has shaped well into a ball with just 5 cups of flour (still slightly sticky) just oil your hands a bit and continue to knead. It will eventually come together beautifully.
- Next, separate your dough into 8 dough balls. Cover with a damp, clean towel and allow to rest for 15 minutes
Shape your bagels
- After 15 minutes, take your index finger and press a hole through the center of each dough ball.
- To further improve the bagel shape, lightly flour your hands and rotate your dough in a circular motion – slightly stretching the dough without ruining the overall shape of our bagels. (watch video above for a visual)
- Add a square cut out of parchment paper under each bagel as you finish shaping them. This step will be extremely helpful once we begin boiling our bagels.
- Cover your bagels once again with a clean, damp towel. Allow to rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350° F (177° C).
Water bath
- Fill a large pot with water, about 2 quarts. Whisk in your 1/4c brown sugar, and bring to a boil.
- Boil your bagels for 1 minute on each side. About 2-3 bagels at a time, you don't want to overcrowd your pot.
Baking your bagels
- Add your boiled bagels to a prepared baking sheet.
- Optional, using a pastry brush, brush the egg wash on top and around the sides of each bagel. Provides an extra chewy and slightly more golden crust. Lastly, sprinkle on your everything bagel seasoning. The amount is up to you.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes. Every oven performs differently, keep a close eye on them. You want your bagels to be beautifully golden, but also not too deep in color.
- Remove from the oven and allow bagels to cool on the baking sheet for 10-15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice your bagel with a serrated knife, toast, and top with whatever you'd like!
How to store your bagels
- Cover any left over bagels tightly, or store them in an airtight container. Store at room temperature for a few days or in the refrigerator for about a week.
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Everything I watch a reel , I think damn…she makes everything looks so easy.
So I tried this one and it came out perfectly! Easiest , fool proof recipe I’ve tried .
Ahh so glad it worked out so well for you!!
I’m so excited to try out this recipe soon because it looks so good. Your recipes are always looking amazing and sure tastes amazing too.
everytime i feel down, i come over here and watch you do your thing perfectly. you make my day!
this looks great!! to make 4 bagels do i just halve the ingredients?
I’ve typically used bread flour when I make bagels. I think I’ll try all purpose next time to see if that helps with making the dough balls. I’ll also try kneading by hand. I usually use a stand mixer with a dough hook, but I wonder if it is over working the dough. Your bagels look so perfect. My bagels come out tasting great, but misshapen.
I will make them soon😍 l
This recipe is so good! I haven’t gotten the shape of the bagels right, they end up a little too flat, but the family loves them! I make a variety every week: onion, Sesame seed, and jalapeño cheese! They’re delicious! Thanks for the recipe. It’s a household staple for us 😋
This is a family favorite. I make this as a cool thing we do together on a lazy weekend and we have bagels for a few weeks. One very small thing we do different, instead of making 8 we make 12 bagles. They are smaller, and great for kids and “diets” (have also made it with whole wheat flour with no difference is flavor). Great recipe! Recommend to try with the kids, they will have a great time!
I tried this recipe yesterday…. It’s absolutely fool proof. I messed up a little and they still came out perfect. My family loves them, I’m probably never gonna buy bagels again at the store, these were SOOO good and easy!
These are the best bagels, and the best way to use everything but the bagel seasoning. My family loved them so much that I’m baking them two days in a row 😭👍
perf recipe!!! i mix with my stand mixer & take it out right before it’s done and hand mix. i mixed in garlic, bacon, cheddar, jalapeno, & spices and it was amazinggg!!! thank you so much
ME AND MY BESTIE JUST MADE THESE BAGELS!! THEY LITERALLY ASCENDED US INTO HEAVEN. we had no faith in our bagel making abilities, but these bagels still popped off. we will never be shutting up about them. sorry not sorry
My family loves these bagels. It’s a great recipe. The only problem I have is once I boil them they turn out flat. Any suggestions why?
I have used this recipe 3 times now, and am just about to start the 4th batch. Fool proof recipe that leads to better than store bought bagels. (Just don’t over knead your dough.) Thankful for your recipes!
I made these today! They are absolutely delicious, I never thought I could make bagels at home.
I live in a little bit of elevation, about 7,000 ft in Colorado. The dough rose perfectly and my bagels were a little large, but I liked them that way.
THANK YOU FOR THIS RECIPE 🥰
Absolutely LOVE this recipe🙌 So easy to follow and so yummy. Definitely a staple recipe for me now
I make these bagels all the time! I love her watching her reels because I am such a visual person. These bagels are a staple in my kitchen and I make them at least once a month!
Ive been addicted to ur recipes since day one lol i literally love u🩷 + the best bagel recipe out there
I have made these several times and they always turn out amazing! This is my favorite bagel recipe and my family loves them
i was so scared because i had to substitute a bit of the flour with rice flour (i ran out of regular flour) but it still came out amazing!
I wish I had a test kitchen to try all of these recipes in! Your photos are beautiful. All the dishes here look so fantastic, I’d try them all. I only came here for the bagel recipe, but I’ll be busy all day in my kitchen with these delectable-looking dishes! Thank you for sharing!
This is the way bagels are supposed to taste! I don’t know what bagel shops do now, but I think they’ve dropped the boiling from their process. Could that change the taste?
I know I probably gained a pound after making these, but I don’t even care. I did wind up with more bagels than I’d thought I would but the dough was very sticky and I had to add quite a bit of flour. As a result, a few of my bagels looked more like a cheese danish, but that didn’t take away from the flavor at all. I’ll be trying more of your recipes, and just wanted to thank you for being so kind as to share your talents with all the rest of us. I appreciate it! (and the videography and photography are also excellent!)
The bagels turned out perfect! I also made cinnamon sugar and plain ones 🙂
These are SO good! We’re usually not huge fans of bagels but I decided to give these a try and will never buy a store bought bagel again!!
Can you make your everything bagels cheese bagels instead
I have never left a recipe review until now, because wow! Delicious and fool-proof. Will never buy store bought again. Thank you!
Loved your recipe. Easy to follow & mine came out good. Thank you