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Bagel recipe – traditional New York Bagel homemade

★★★★★ 4.8 · 50 ratings · by Vanessa Pur

Simple instructions to bake your own New York bagel recipe, fresh for breakfast or lunch topped differently. Always fresh and chewy with a smooth surface and of course with the traditional hole.

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Prep
1 hr 10 min
Cook
4 min
Total
1 hr 14 min
Servings
12 pieces
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I had my first bagel in New York, the bagel capital of the US, and I was hooked at once. They are slightly sweeter and much less puffy than a bread roll, with a chewy bite that our bread buns simply do not have. After a long search for the right method, this is the bagel recipe I now bake at home.

Homemade bagels: a plain bagel next to a sunflower seed bagel on a dark wooden board

A New York bagel is defined by a step almost every home recipe skips: boiling. The brief bath in water — traditionally with barley malt syrup — gelatinizes the starch on the surface and creates the glossy, chewy skin that separates a bagel from a bread roll shaped like one.

The dough itself is stiff and low hydration, which is why it fights you and why the crumb is dense rather than airy. Cold-ferment it overnight for real flavor. Malt syrup is worth ordering if your store does not stock it; honey works but gives a rounder, less characteristic taste. Boil 30 to 60 seconds per side, no longer, or the crust turns leathery.

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Bagel recipe – traditional New York Bagel homemade

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Bagel recipe – traditional New York Bagel homemade
1 hr 10 minPrep
4 minBake/Cook
12pieces
249kcal / serving
pieces  12

Ingredients

  • Bagelteig
  • 330 ml whole milk (warm)
  • 50 g margarine, vegetable (soft)
  • 14 g instant yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 660 g all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tsp fine salt
  • 2 eggs
  • Zusätzlich
  • 2 tbsp sugar (for the cooking water)
  • 1 egg white (for brushing the surface of the bagel)

Instructions

  1. Bagel dough Mix or knead ingredients until a nice dough is formed.
  2. Coat dough with flour and let rise in a warm place for an hour.Start 60 minutes timer here
  3. Roll the dough into a roll and divide it into 12 pieces. Pierce the center with a wooden stick and spin the bagel. Alternatively, use cookie cutters to shape the bagel to the desired shape.
  4. Preheat oven to 200 °C or 180 °C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
  5. Bring 4 liters of water to a boil with 2 tablespoons of sugar. I halve the amount and use my wok pan for this.
  6. Now place 3-4 bagels in the water and cook for about 2 minutes per side. Then drain them with a slotted spoon on a wire rack and let them rest for a while on the baking tray. Start 2 minutes timer here
  7. Brush bagels with egg white and dip or sprinkle with sesame seeds or sunflower seeds, if desired.
  8. Bagels now for about 20-25 minutes in the oven, until the desired brownness is achieved. The egg white can make the bagel look a little lighter and you should keep in mind that you will freeze the bagel if desired and bake it up again. Start 20 minutes timer here
  9. Let bagel cool and enjoy best still lukewarm. My favorite options for topping the bagel are lox, cream cheese, cold cuts such as cheese or ham, just butter or delicious jam or chocolate cream.
Nutrition per serving
249kcal
5 gFat
44 gCarbs
7 gProtein
2 gSugar
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Instructions for my homemade bagels recipe

Mix the ingredients for the yeast dough until a nice dough is formed. Then coat the dough with flour and let it rise in a warm place for an hour.

Now roll the dough into a roll and divide it into 12 pieces. It is best to form light balls and pierce each one through the center with a wooden stick and spin the bagel. Alternatively, use round cookie cutters to shape into desired from.

Preheat oven to 200 degrees (top/bottom heat) or 180 degrees (convection oven) and line a baking tray with baking paper. Bring 4 liters of water with 2 tablespoons of sugar to a boil in a large pot. I halve the amount of sugar water and then like to use my wok pan for this.

Now add 3-4 bagels to the water and cook for about 2 minutes per side. Then drain with a slotted spoon on a wire rack and let rest a bit more on the baking sheet. Brush bagels with egg white and dip or sprinkle with sesame seeds or sunflower seeds if desired.

Now place in oven for about 20-25 minutes until desired brownness is achieved. The egg white can make the bagel look a little lighter and keep in mind that you may want to freeze the bagel and bake it again. Let it cool down and enjoy it lukewarm.

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My favorite variations to top the bagel are quite classic mostly cream cheese and or salmon. Likewise, it tastes very delicious with cold cuts such as cheese or ham and also pure with butter. If it may be sweeter, it tastes perfect to me with strawberry jam, other jam varieties and of course chocolate cream.

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Vanessa Pur
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Vanessa Pur
Baker & founder of pureFOOD.TV

I have been baking and cooking for my family and community for years — honest recipes, all tested in my own kitchen and explained step by step so they turn out reliably for you too.

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