Grammy's Kitchen · Bagels · Homemade Bagels (Parve)
One of 76 bagels recipes we measured
It ranks #75 of 76 for crust crispness among the bagels recipes we compared. 23 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 74% | 66% |
| salt | 4% | 2% |
| yeast | 47% | 1% |
| total sugar | 8% | 5% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 1 package active dry yeast |
| 355 g | 1 1/2 cups water (lukewarm) |
| 38 g | 3 tablespoons sugar |
| 480 g | 4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon salt |
| Optional: 1 tablespoon honey | |
| Optional: Sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or a mix (for topping) |
Method: 12 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Hi! This recipe for bagels looks great and I hope to make it soon! Yum! I happen to be dieting this summer (sigh) and noticed that the bagels were listed as only having 53 calories. I think this maybe be in error. Depending on where you find the information, t” — a cook
“Sorry I tried to give you 5 stars and it stopped at 4. This is a very easy to follow recipe. My second attempt looks a lot more promising. My first attempt ended up more like pretzels bc my active yeast was old. I also had trouble with them sticking to the pap” — a cook