There’s nothing more delicious than bread machine homemade bagels fresh out of the oven.
Most people stay clear of making these yummy bread donuts due to fear of the labor intensive process.
So I removed much of the process by bringing in a trusty bread machine to take care of the dough aspect making the rest of the process so much easier.
These bagels are fluffy and so full of flavor and are the perfect vessel for any of your favorite toppings!
Table of Contents
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 1/2 cups high gluten flour (flour in Canada is already high gluten!)
Optional
1 egg white plus 1 teaspoon of milk
Toppings (sesame seeds, poppy seeds, coarse salt or whatever you are craving!)
Using a bread machine add the water first, followed by the yeast, sugar, salt and flour.
Set your bread machine to the dough setting and allow the bread machine to do its magic!
If you are wanting to add goodies to the bagels such as blueberries or chocolate chips, add it after the dough has set the first time and before it kneads it the last time in the maker.
Directions
After the bread machine has finished the dough remove it from the maker and carefully divide the dough into 8 pieces and shape the dough into smooth round balls.
Do this by pulling the dough down and pushing it into the bottom of the bagel. This creates a smooth surface.
Poke one of your fingers into the middle of the dough ball and gently pull the dough so that the hole in the middle gets larger creating your standard bagel shape.
Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet (or lightly oiled if you have no parchment paper) and cover with a lightly damp cloth.
Allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 425*
Preheat your oven to 425* and put a large pot of water onto boil while they rise.
Allow the water to hard boil then turn the temp down to med so the hard boil stops but the water is still piping hot.
Place 3-4 bagels into the water at a time (or as many as you can handle).
Boil each side for one minute each, or 2 minutes per side if you prefer a chewier bagel.
If you are choosing to add toppings to your bread machine homemade bagels have them ready for when the bagels come out of the hot water.
Lightly coat with an egg wash and add your toppings. I chose to use a maple powder to top half of mine off with!
Bake your bagels for 20 minutes or until golden brown on the outside then cool on a wire rack.
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