Description
These New York Style Bagels are irresistibly warm and chewy, made with high-gluten flour and boiled to perfection. Perfect for breakfast or brunch, these bagels shine with an incredible flavor that’s quick to make at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 845 grams high-gluten flour
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon (18 grams) Diamond Crystal salt
- 1 tablespoon (12 grams) sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons (7 grams) instant yeast
- 2 tablespoons (40 milliliters) barley malt syrup
- 2 ¼ cups (530 milliliters) water
- water, enough to fill a large pot
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) barley malt syrup
- everything bagel seasoning, as desired
- 1 quart (946 milliliters) whole milk
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons (45 milliliters) lemon juice
- salt, to taste
- smoked salmon, Nova or Scottish
- red onion, thinly sliced
- capers
- lemon wedges
Instructions
- In a stand mixer bowl, mix flour, salt, sugar, and yeast. Add barley malt syrup and water, mixing until a stiff dough forms.
- Conduct the windowpane test; if it tears, mix more until it passes.
- Shape the dough into a ball, place it in a bowl, and cover. Chill for 12 to 24 hours.
- Prepare baking sheets with parchment and dust with flour. Fill a bowl with flour.
- Cut the chilled dough into 12 equal pieces, shaping each into a ball.
- Proof the balls for 90 minutes until puffed, then refrigerate for one hour.
- Create a hole in each ball, stretching it to a three-inch opening.
- Boil water with barley malt syrup. Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C).
- Boil each bagel for 30-45 seconds per side, then transfer to baking sheets and sprinkle with seasoning.
- Bake for 14-18 minutes until golden brown, then cool completely on racks.
Notes
For the best bagel texture, ensure to chill the dough for at least 12 hours.
If you prefer a sweeter bagel, feel free to adjust the sugar amount slightly.
Store leftover bagels in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 1.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
