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One of 34 bagels recipes we measured

Montreal Bagels, A Homemade

from thewoksoflife.com

It ranks #3 of 34 for flavour depth among the bagels recipes we compared. 12 cooks on thewoksoflife.com rate it 4.9★.

hands-on35m
waiting1.2 hr
makes16
each$1.08
kcal275
levelintermediate
Needs:barley malt syrupAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 34.

this recipe typical
liquid54%88%
fat8%0%
salt1%2%
yeast69%2%
total sugar39%6%
flour strength2.02.0

Where it stands out

  • #3 of 34 for flavour depth
  • #5 of 34 for char depth
  • #33 of 34 for crumb openness
  • #33 of 34 for workability

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

355 g1 1/2 cups warm water
454 g2 packages instant yeast ((active dry yeast can also work))
4 g1 teaspoon sugar
9 g1 1/2 teaspoons salt
50 g1 egg
50 g1 egg yolk
54 g1/4 cup oil
170 g1/2 cup honey
660 g5-6 cups bread flour
85 g1/4 cup barley malt syrup ((honey can also be substituted))
327 g1 1/2 cup lightly toasted sesame seeds

Method: 6 steps, published by thewoksoflife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I made these yesterday and they were delicious! Based on comments from fellow bakers, I reduced the oven temperature to 435F and baked for about 20 minutes. Tasted great, but in terms of how my bagels looked? If NYC bagel and Montreal bagel had a baby... Fa” — a cook, 5.0★
“I have been following this recipe for years! We live fresh Montreal style bagels with lox and cream cheese as a dinner treat. I do cut down on oven time ( 16 min) as I find they cook quick! Still trying to perfect the bagel shape, too. Thanks for this recipe” — a cook, 5.0★
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