Bread Machine Bagels
A simple and delicious recipe for homemade bagels using your bread machine. Soft and chewy bagels, perfectly risen every time.
Do you have a bread machine that you haven’t used in a while? Its time to dig it out and make some delicious homemade bagels. So Good, warm and fresh from the oven served with a pat of butter, cream cheese, or my favourite Cinnamon Cream Cheese Butter.
Why Use a Bread Machine?
Using your bread maker makes it easy to create bakery style bagels that are soft and chewy. It is convenient and easy to use for making the perfect bagel dough. Not only does it save you time, but it ensures consistent results every time. In addition to make great homemade bread, I use it to prepare the dough for Bread Machine Pretzels and Bread Machine Donuts.
Key Ingredients You Will Need
- Bread Flour – bread flour has a higher protein content compared to all-purpose flour which helps to achieve the perfect bagel texture.
- Bread Machine Yeast – this yeast is specifically formulated to work well with a bread machine. It doesn’t require proofing and activates quickly ensuring that the dough rises properly.
Tips for Making the Perfect Bagels
- Place the ingredients into the bread machine in the order listed. Do Not Mix!
- Select the dough setting.
- Don’t Skip the Boiling Step: Boiling the bagels before baking gives them their traditional chewy crust.
Try a Variety of Toppings for Homemade Bagels
Plain bagels are delicious, but if you want some extra flavor, sprinkle the bagels before baking with these ideas.
- sesame seeds
- poppy seeds
- dried minced garlic and onion
- coarse seat salt or kosher salt
- cinnamon sugar
- everything bagel seasoning
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Bread Machine Bagels
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoon bread machine yeast
Egg wash mix
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Place the first 5 ingredients into the bread machine pan in the order listed.
- Do not mix!
- Insert the baking pan securely into baking unit, close lid.
- Select the dough setting on bread machine and start.
- When the cycle is complete, remove the dough from the pan and transfer to a lightly floured surface.
- Divide the dough into 10 -12 equal portions.
- Roll into balls, then using your thumbs make a hole in the center of each ball, working dough until hole is about 1 inch in diameter.
- Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Brush the top of each bagel with soft butter. Cover with wax paper and a dry towel. Let rise for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring 3 quarts of water and 1 tablespoon sugar to a boil.
- Reduce heat, lower bagels into water, as many as can fit without them touching.
- Simmer the bagels for 1 minutes per side.
- Drain on a paper towel, then place on a greased baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 400 ºF.
- Prepare egg wash by whisking together 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water.
- Brush the bagels lightly with the egg wash mixture.
- Bake 400º F for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.
dough didnt rise in the machine so still shaped them and letting proof more on baking sheet instead of wasting it. fingers crossed didnt waste this ??
maybe because water wasnt warm
I wonder if your yeast wasn’t good, that can sometimes cause dough not to rise.
Seriously the best. I’ve made this dough and added poppy seeds, dried onions, I’ve done them plain, and jalapeño cheddar and this recipe is by far the best one I’ve used!! It’s very universal. Thanks so much for sharing! ❤️❤️
I bet the jalapeño cheddar tasted fantastic Kelsi.
I measured the ingredients and added exactly as specified in the recipe, but when the dough cycle finished the dough was hard and crusty on the outside. Do I need to add a bit more liquid?
That is weird if you had your machine on dough cycle. Did you remove the dough as soon as dough cycle was complete?
I followed this recipe to a T and they didn’t rise and bc they didn’t rise, they came out flat and crispy. What did I do wrong?
Hey Robyn, I’m guessing the yeast was maybe old. That is usually the cause of bread not rising.
Super easy. I made 10 – 3 plain, 4 with everything bagel, and 3 plain. Everyone was happy with those selections.
Wonderful Tammy, thanks for leaving a comment.
my bagels look lumpy should I be hand kneeding them after the bread machine?
Hi Amber, you should not have to kneed the dough after using your bread machine. I’m not sure why the dough would be lumpy, but it seems for some reason your bread machine is not mixing it properly.
I make these bagels several times a month! They always turn out great and my family loves them! I do check the dough after a few minutes and sometimes add a tablespoon more water! I think the temperature or humidity or flour sometimes needs more water maybe?? But perfect every time!!
Thank Kelly for taking the time to leave a comment, appreciate it.