Grammy's Kitchen · Bagels · Homemade boiled bagels with toppings
One of 34 bagels recipes we measured
from bakesbyjulia.com
127 cooks on bakesbyjulia.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 34.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 71% | 88% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| yeast | 1% | 2% |
| total sugar | 4% | 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.
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons (6 g) active dry yeast |
| 19 g | 4 1/2 teaspoons (19 g) granulated sugar |
| 296 g | 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) warm water (may need ± 1/4 cup/60 ml more) |
| 440 g | 3 1/2 cups (440 g) bread flour or high gluten flour (may need up to 1/2 cup/60 g for kneading) |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons (6 g) salt |
| Everything Bagel Seasoning or preferred topping | |
| Water for boiling | |
| Neutral oil for greasing (e.g., vegetable or canola) | |
| Cream cheese or softened butter | |
| Large mixing bowl | |
| Clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap | |
| Floured work surface | |
| Large pot with slotted spoon | |
| Baking sheet | |
| Wire rack | |
| Sesame seeds | |
| Poppy seeds | |
| Coarse salt | |
| Garlic powder | |
| Onion flakes | |
| Dried minced garlic | |
| Dried minced onion | |
| 50 g | 1 egg white |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon water |
| Water for wetting | |
| Parchment paper (if not using oil) |
Method: 11 steps, published by bakesbyjulia.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.