Sunday Brunch - Make your own bagels.. - 2 Boys + 1 Girl = One Crazy Mom

We all love Bagels… But have you ever made your own at home?? it’s soo simple and so much cheaper than buying them at the Store…. yes it’s a bit time consuming BUT they do Freeze well 😉

Here is what you need for the Base Bagel Dough, (you can add fruit, nuts, seeds anything once the dough is done):

1 1/4 cup of Milk

3 1/2 Tablespoons Butter

1 1/4 packs of dry yeast

1 Teaspoon Sugar

3 3/4 cups of Flour

1 1/4 teaspoon Salt

2 Eggs

2 Tablespoon sugar for the water

1 Eggwhite

How to make the Bagels:

1…..Heat the Milk in a microwavable bowl ( lukewarm) and melt butter( in a different cup)

2. In a mixing bowl add the yeast, sugar and the warm milk, mix and let rest for 3 minutes.

3. Add the melted butter, flour, salt and eggs to the yeast mixture and mix with dough hooks till you have a yeast dough. (If the dough is too wet add a little more flour, if it is too dry add a little more milk).

4. Cover the Mixing Bowl and set in a “warm’ rest area for about 1 hr, till it doubles in size.

5. Once the Dough is doubled in size divide it into 12 pieces, shape each piece into a ball and take the back of a wooden spoon ( or something similar) and push a hole into the ball to form a doughnut.

6. Once all 12 look like doughnuts, let them rest on a cookie sheet covered with a kitchen towel and let rest for 10 more minutes.

Now pre-heat your oven to 325F ,

7. Put a pot of water and 2 tablespoons of sugar on the stove and bring to boil

8. Cover your cookie sheets with parchment paper

9. Once your water is boiling drop 3-4 bagels into the HOT water,they will sink, once back on top flip them and let them “swim” for 3 minutes; remove from the water and let “dry” on a oven rack or a kitchen towel, till all bagels went “swimming”.

10. Once all bagels took a swim, put them on the cookie sheet, brush with some egg white and put in the oven for 20-25 min.. ( keep an eye on them the first time, each oven temp varies).