These baked bagels with whole-wheat rival store bought or fried bagels, helping you save money and added calories.
Course Breakfast
Servings 16bagels
Cost $0.11 per serving
Ingredients
2Tablespoonssugar
1Tablespoonyeast
1 ½cupswarm water
2cupswhole-wheat flour
1 ¼cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspooncanola oil
Nonstick spray
Instructions
Mix the sugar, yeast, water, and flours together. Add variations below, if desired.
Rub the inside of a bowl with oil. Place dough in bowl and flip to coat with oil. Let rise 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 475°F.
Punch down dough and divide into 16 balls. Poke a large hole through the middle of each ball with your thumb. Place on a baking sheet coated with nonstick spray and cover with a clean towel or plastic wrap to rise again for 15-20 minutes.
Put water in a large pot and heat to boiling.
Using a slotted spoon, gently place each bagel into rapidly boiling water for 1 minute on each side. Remove and dry on a clean towel. Place back on the baking sheet. If desired, sprinkle bagels with cinnamon and sugar or salt and seasonings.
Bake at 475°F 15-20 minutes. Flip over half way through baking.
Notes
Variations:
Apricot Walnut - Add 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots and 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts.
Cherry Almond - Add 1/2 cup dried cherries and 1/4 cup sliced almonds.
Cinnamon Apple - Add 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 cup grated apple.