Homemade Hero Bagels

🥯 Level up your breakfast game with these delicious homemade bagels! 🥯 Serve it with 🐟 smoked salmon, dill and cream cheese or 🍅 heirloom tomatoes, sea salt and basil... options are endless! 🤤

What's your favorite way to serve bagels? 🤔

Making bagels from scratch at home is such a fun baking project! 🎉 They're a little messy and time-consuming, but totally doable. 💪

Despite this recipe is savory, there are a little bit of sugar is required for the yeast to bloom so let's swap it to @natvialiving 🌱

For Bagels:

• 500g strong bread flour
• 300ml tepid water 💧
• 2 tsp dried yeast 🌾
• 1 tbsp Natvia 🌱
• 1.5 tsp salt 🧂
• Egg/milk wash 🥚🥛

For toppings:

• White/black Sesame seeds ⚪⚫
• Poppy seeds 🔴
• Sea salt flakes 🧂
• Cheese 🧀
• Mix of everything ✨

1. Preheat the oven to 200°c. 🔥
2. Mix the yeast with the water and allow this to bloom for 5-10 minutes. ⏰
3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sweetener & salt together. 🥣
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix until a shaggy dough has formed. Tip onto a flat surface and knead for 10 minutes. 💪
5. Put the dough into a lightly greased bowl, cover with cling film & allow to rise for 1-1.5 hours / until doubled in size. ⏰
6. Once proved, tip the dough onto your work surface and divide into 8 even pieces and shape into balls. ⭕
7. Cover and rest for another 10 minutes. ⏰
8. Using your finger and thumb, create a whole in the middle of each dough ball to create the classic shape of a bagel. 🥯
9. Bring a large saucepan full of water to a simmer and boil the bagels for 1-2 minutes on each side. TIP: The longer you boil the bagels, the chewier they'll be. 💦
10. Remove and drain on a rack or paper towel, Give each bagel an egg wash before adding your toppings. 🥚
11. Bake the bagels for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown & enjoy. 😋