homemade Bagels

super tasty homemade bagels

📝 Ingredients

• 15 g fresh yeast
• 27 g sugar
• 450 ml water (lukewarm)
• 660 g flour (all purpose)
• 9 g salt
• a dash oil
• 1 tbsp sesame
• 1 tbsp poppy seeds
• everything bagel spice

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1In a bowl, combine 180 ml of warm water with the sugar and yeast. Stir briefly and let it rest for 5 minutes.
2. 25 minutes.Mix the flour and salt together, then add the flour mixture to the yeast-sugar mixture.
3. 3Add 100 ml of water and knead everything together. Gradually add the remaining water, but be careful: you may not need all of it. The goal is to achieve a firm yet moist dough.Knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
4. 4Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough inside, cover it with a kitchen towel, and let it rest for 1 hour.
5. 5Divide the dough into 12 equal portions. Shape each portion into a ball and use your finger to create a hole in the center of each ball. Let the bagels rest for another 10 minutes.
6. 6Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 200°C (392°F) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
7. 7Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
8. 8Using a slotted spoon, place the bagels into the simmering water. Depending on the size of your pot, you can cook 2–4 bagels at a time.
9. 9After 1 minute, flip the bagels over and let them simmer for another minute before carefully transferring them to the prepared baking sheets.
10. 10If desired, sprinkle toppings like sesame seeds or poppy seeds onto the bagels.Bake the bagels in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes (at 200°C) until golden brown.
11. 11Remove the bagels from the oven and let them cool. Remove the bagels from the oven and let them cool.