Everything Bagels

Homemade bagels are one of my favorite things to bake, they're so easy to make and then you've got fresh bagels for the week - what could be better?! I recently made these Everything Bagels after seeing so much hype over the seasoning online, and they were so good I thought I'd share! This is essentially a regular bagel recipe with everything bagel seasoning, which you can either make yourself, or you can buy it online here like I did. 

Ingredients

360ml warm water 

7g instant yeast 

420g bread flour 

2 tsp salt 

1tbsp sugar 

2 tbsp honey 

1 egg 

Everything bagel seasoning 

Method

1. To prepare the dough, whist the warm water and yeast together in the bowl on your stand mixer using the dough hook attachment, leave to sit for 5 minutes. 

2. Add the flour, sugar and salt. Beat on a low speed for 2 minutes until the dough is stiff and dry looking. 

3. Knead your dough on a medium speed for 6-7 mins until the dough is elastic and a little softer (if you poke it with your finger it should bounce back). 

4. Lightly grease a bowl with olive oil, and place your dough in the bowl. Cover and leave to rise at room temperature for an hour, or until it has doubled in size. 

5. While your dough is rising, line two large baking sheets and pre-heat the oven to 220°. 

6. When the dough is ready, it's time to shape the bagels. Punch down the dough to release any air, and divide the dough into 8 equal pieces, shaping each piece into a ball. 

7. Press your finger into the centre of each ball and create a hole that is around 2 inches in diameter. 

8. Fill a large pot with water and the honey, bring to the boil then reduce the heat to a medium simmer. Drop the bagels in a few at a time (make sure they have enough room to float) and cook each bagel for a minute on each side. If you prefer your bagels on the chewier side, do this for 2 mins on each side. 

9. Once you have boiled the bagels, beat the egg to make an egg wash and using a pastry brush, coat each bagel in egg wash. 

10. Dip the bagels covered in egg wash into the Everything Bagel seasoning (if you want plain bagels just leave them at this point, the egg wash will give them a lovely glazed look!), and pop them onto the baking sheets. 

11. Bake for 20-25 mins until they are a dark golden brown, and then allow them to cool before tucking in!