Description
Delicious homemade sourdough bagels that are perfect for brunch.
Ingredients
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- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups water (for boiling)
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- everything bagel seasoning (for topping)
- sesame seeds (for topping)
- poppy seeds (for topping)
- cheese (for topping)
Instructions
- Put all of the bagel ingredients into a stand mixer bowl fitted with a dough hook. Knead on medium speed to bring the mixture together into a rough dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead by hand for 10 minutes. The dough will be thick, heavy, and hard to knead, but the more you knead, the smoother it will become.
- Once kneaded, place into a well-greased bowl. Spray the top of the dough with baking spray, then cover the bowl with a damp tea towel. Set the bowl in a warm place to rise for about 2-3 hours or until doubled in size.
- Once doubled, remove the tea towel and punch down. Let rise for 20 minutes.
- Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and cut into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a taught ball. Press a clean finger into the center of each ball and gently stretch into a center hole.
- Place each formed bagel onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with a damp tea towel and set in a warm place to rise for another hour or until almost doubled in size.
- Once the bagels have risen, preheat the oven to 400° F (200℃). Place a large pot with the water over high heat to boil. Mix in the honey and baking soda.
- Once the water is boiling, add one or two risen bagels in and boil for 1 minute per side. Once boiled, remove from the water and place back onto the baking sheet, leaving about ½” of space at least between each one.
- If desired, sprinkle toppings on at this point. Once all the bagels have boiled, place the pan into the preheated oven to bake for 20 minutes or until browned on all sides.
Notes
- Make sure your sourdough starter is active before starting this recipe.
- Feel free to customize your toppings based on your preferences.
- Bagels can be frozen after baking for later enjoyment.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Brunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg