Plain Bagels

Plain bagels are what this recipe is for but somehow the name “plain” seams to come shy of just how amazing and delicious these are.

I always had bagels as something of a back burner recipe. One that i wanted to try one day because I liked bagels so why not. But never did because I thought there would be something about them that is hard and I could not do it.

Well let me be the first to tell you exactly how wrong I am. These are so easy to make. so incredibly easy that I actually never buy bagels any more. I’ve also adapted this recipe to make some of my favorite bagels. Including cheese and onion bagels to name a few.

Ingredients you will need to make the plain bagels

• 4 tsp yeast
• 2½ tsp sugar
• 2½ cup warm water
• 7 cup flour
• 3 tsp kosher salt

How to make them

add yeast sugar and water to your bowl, mix gently and wait 5 minutes to be sure your yeast has activated. you will know it is working when everything starts to get a bit foamy

add flour and salt to the bowl then mix. if you are using a stand mixer add the dough hook and mix until the dough pulls away from the sides and starts to become more smooth. about 5 min

remove dough from the bowl and kneed on a dry surface until the dough becomes tough and smooth

place dough in an oiled bowl and cover, to rise in a warm place for 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.

divide the dough into 16 balls the roll and form into bagel shapes.

place bagels on a baking sheet and cover loosely with a towel to rise another 10 min

preheat oven to 425℉

in a large pot boil salted water over high heat

place as many bagels as will fit without crowding the pot and let them boil for 1.5 minutes. 3 minutes for a chewier bagel

place the boiled bagels on a baking sheet then bake in the pre heated oven for 20 min

allow to cool completely on a cooling rack before cutting open to add toppings and enjoy

store in an air-tight container once fully cooled.