Grammy's Kitchen · Bagels · Homemade Plain Bagels in Less Than 3 Hours
One of 76 bagels recipes we measured
80 cooks on thepracticalkitchen.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 61% | 66% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| yeast | 2% | 1% |
| total sugar | 2% | 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.
| 500 g | 500 grams all-purpose flour |
| 18 g | 18 grams sugar |
| 10 g | 10 grams diamond crystal kosher salt |
| 6 g | 6 grams instant yeast |
| 300 g | 300 grams warm water ((90°F)) |
| 50 g | 1 egg ((for egg wash)) |
| 2 tablespoons bagel toppings ((optional)) |
Method: 9 steps, published by thepracticalkitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Today is my third time making this bagel recipe. It works perfectly, and my bagels are beautiful and yummy! My husband and son are now requesting specific flavors and asking me to make more. I doubled the recipe this time and, after kneading the full amount, d” — a cook, 5★
“If I could give this higher than a 5 star rating, I totally would! This was my first time ever baking anything that wasn't out of a box, and I don't think I will ever go back! This recipe was so simple and easy to follow! I love the entire set up of this page,” — a cook, 5★