Grammy's Kitchen · Bagels · Easy Homemade Bagels New Yorkstyle Boiled Ba
One of 34 bagels recipes we measured
from food55.com
It ranks #1 of 34 for char depth among the bagels recipes we compared. 3 cooks on food55.com rate it 4.3★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 34.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 88% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| yeast | 1% | 2% |
| total sugar | 6% | 6% |
| flour strength | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 500 g | For the Dough: 4 cups (500 g) bread flour (or all-purpose flour as substitution) |
| For the Dough: 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) warm water, 95–105°F (35–40°C) | |
| 7 g | For the Dough: 2 1/4 tsp (7 g / 1 packet) instant dry yeast |
| 30 g | For the Dough: 2 tbsp (30 g) granulated sugar or barley malt syrup |
| 10 g | For the Dough: 2 tsp (10 g) kosher salt |
| For the Dough: (Optional) 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil | |
| For the Boil: Large pot of water, ~8 cups (2 liters) or more | |
| For the Boil: (Optional) 1–2 tbsp barley malt syrup or honey for shine/color, or 1–2 tbsp baking soda for deeper browning | |
| Egg Wash & Toppings: 1 large egg beaten with 1 tbsp water (for egg wash; optional) | |
| Egg Wash & Toppings: Toppings optional — everything bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, coarse salt, rolled oats, cinnamon-sugar |
Method: 8 steps, published by food55.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.