Easy Bagel Recipe
This easy homemade bagel recipe is made from scratch with just five ingredients – flour, Greek yogurt, egg white, baking powder, and salt! No yeast, no boiling, no fancy mixer.
Equipment
- 1 Baking sheet with parchment paper
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour or swap with whole wheat or gluten-free mix
- 2 teaspoons baking powder make sure it’s not expired
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt use less if using table salt
- 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt not regular yogurt, or it will be too sticky
- 1 egg white or whole egg beaten for brushing
- optional toppings everything bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried garlic flakes, dried onion flakes
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper so the bagels won’t stick.
- In a large mixing bowl, toss together the flour, baking powder, and kosher salt. Make sure there’s no old baking powder hiding or your rise might be sad.
- Scoop in the Greek yogurt and mix it into the dry ingredients until a dough forms. It’s gonna look kinda shaggy at first but hang tight.
- Dust your countertop with flour and gently knead that dough for about a minute. You want it smooth but not too tough.
- Divide the dough into 4 even balls. This way, you get equal-sized bagels and no one fights over the biggest one.
- Use your finger to poke through the center of each ball, then gently stretch the hole to make that classic bagel shape. It doesn’t gotta be perfect, y’all.
- Lay the shaped bagels on the baking sheet, brush the tops with beaten egg, and sprinkle your favorite toppings on. This part’s where you get creative.
- Bake those beauties for 25 to 30 minutes. When they turn golden brown you know they’re ready to come out and cool just right.
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Notes
For longer life, put bagels in a freezer-safe bag and freeze them. When you want one just pop it in the toaster or oven to warm up.