Grammy's Kitchen · Bagels · New York-Style Bagels

One of 76 bagels recipes we measured

New York-Style Bagels

from bakerbettie.com

It ranks #1 of 76 for workability among the bagels recipes we compared. 13 cooks on bakerbettie.com rate it 4.6★.

hands-on50m
waiting2.0 hr
makes8
each$0.17
levelintermediate
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The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.

this recipe typical
liquid115%66%
salt2%2%
yeast1%1%
total sugar0%5%
flour strength2.01.2

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 76 for workability
  • #2 of 76 for crumb openness

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

330 g330 grams (2 3/4 cups) bread flour
400 g400 grams (1 3/4 cups, 420 milliliters) water, room temperature
3 g1 teaspoon instant or active dry yeast
330 g330 grams (2 3/4 cups) bread flour
1 g1/4 teaspoon instant or active dry yeast
15 g15 grams (1 tablespoon) salt
8 g8 grams (1 teaspoon) barley malt syrup*
362 g1,362 grams (6 cups, 1,440 milliliters) water
42 g42 grams (2 tablespoons) barley malt syrup*

Method: 9 steps, published by bakerbettie.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I just made my first batch of these bagels because the recipe just appeared in my email a few days ago. I bought the Barley Malt Syrup because I figured I needed the best chance of making these the right way. Growing up in Long Island/NY and Brooklyn, I KNOW” — a cook, 5★
“Hey There! This was my second recipe I made of yours and recorded it on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mv6xqUpNqBaaKvVlzLTfw?view_as=subscriber It turned out perfectly again. I am 2/2 using your recipes. My bagels didn’t turn out as gor” — a cook
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