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.
This sounds amazing! I’m just very partial to onion bagels probably because of my half-Jewish side. How do I make this recipe into an onion bagel recipe?
Hi, I would just pan fry some chopped onions until they are translucent and then top the bagels with them before baking.
Probably dried onions.
You could try everything bagel seasoning on top. That’s what I did.
I used the everything bagel seasoning also – and I added a little bit of coarse salt too.They came out delicious !
So excited to try these bagels. I have seen so many recipes and I would much rather let the bread machine do the work. I can’t wait to try these. Might even try to do cinnamon raisin too. YUMMM!! Totally trying these 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Alison, the bread machine makes it so easy! Cinnamon raisin, YUM!
Can you use all purpose flour for this recipe?
I have used all purpose flour and it seems to work just fine.
Have you tried making a gluten free version for the bread machine?
No I haven’t, but I’m sure it works just great.
Instead of putting them on a greased pan, can you use a silicone baking mat? Or would that not work?
Hi Amber, I would think a silicon baking mat would work
Hi there, what size bread machine is this for?
I have the smaller 1 to 1-1/2 machine.
Hi Alaina, this recipe is for a regular size bread maker.
Do you have a recipe for pretzel bagels in a bread machine?
Hi Debbie, I do have a recipe and I will try to get it posted to my blog soon.
You said use the dough setting . my machine also has a bagel dough setting. Which do you mean? I used daugb is that ok?
If your machine has a bagel dough setting that is what I would use.
Thank you but to late I followed your steps. They taste good but a little harder than I was hoping. I baked at 400 and they were done in less than 20 min. I think maybe lower temp with longer time. I an guess here.
I’ve tried many times to make a good bagel but yetthey usually turn out bready. Can you help me? Also When is best time to add cranberries, raisins etc. in the dough before baking?
Hi Teresa, did you try this recipe? I don’t really have another bagel recipe I’ve made. Also the cranberries or raisins would go into the bread machine with all the other ingredients.
Mine taste great but they didn’t raise. Any suggestions yeast was good,waited till machine turned off,covered with wax paper and towel.
Hi Larry, boy thats a tough one to figure out, usually it is a problem with the yeast. Did you remove dough as soon as dough cycle was complete and form the bagels, top with soften butter, then cover to raise? Another thing that can sometimes cause dough not to rise is room where dough is rising is too cool. Sorry I’m not able to help you more.
Set your oven to the lowest temp and shut off when ready. Add a shallow ovensafe dish with warm water to the bottom and then place bagels to rise. Might have to watch more closely or leave the door cracked but that could solve rising problems. My house is drafty.
Usually you would do a baking soda and water dip…how is the sugar differs in taste
Baked for 20 mins exactly as written and they were perfect!
Terrific Vicki!
How would I adjust the time for mini bagels? Perhaps half the regular size? Thanks for the great recipe!
Hey Natalie, the only thing that would change is the baking time may be slightly less.
Can I use whole wheat bread flour instead of white bread flour? And do I change the amount of yeast
Hi Valerie, I think I would just use a whole wheat bread maker recipe for the dough, making the bagel should stay the same as this recipe.
Can I make cinnamon and raisin what to do .thanks judy
Hi Judy, I’m sure adding about a 1 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and about a cup of raisins to the recipe should work.
Is the egg wash necessary or is there an a vegan alternative?
Hi Tricia, the egg wash is not necessary, but the bagels will not have the shiny more crusty top.
When I take mine out of the hot water I dip one side in corn meal and place on cooling rack. Then a sprinkle over a combination of poppy seeds, sesame seeds and dried onion flakes which stick well on the hot wet dough. I have also made choc chip which I knead into slightly cooled dough fresh out of the bread maker. I bake on a corn meal covered oven stone. This is a fantastic recipe.
Thanks for those great tips Sheila!
Wow, can’t wait to try this! I have to drive a long way to the bagel shop and when I get there, often they are sold out of the plain bagels (my favorite). Just dug the old bread machine out of the basement. Have to go buy some yeast. Thanks.
Hey Gary, a great reason to pull out the old bread maker! Enjoy.
I’ve made these twice now, they never look very good (my fault) but they taste amazing. I usually make plain, parmigiana and everything.
Thank you Shay, it does take a bit of practice making into pretzels shapes.
Turned out great! They were so easy to make thanks for the amazing recipe!
Do you know what I need to make “Everything” bagels?
Hi Janice, I would make recipe as is and after brushing the top sprinkle with a combination of sesame seeds, poppyseeds, onion flakes and garlic flakes and bit of course salt.
The first step says to place all ingredients into pan. The another step say to brush the bagels with the egg wash. So do we put the egg wash in the bread machine or leave it out to brush the bagels with.
Hi Melissa, I have clarified the recipe. The 1st 5 ingredients go into the bread machine. Egg is for brushing on before baking.
Loved this. Thank you!! I have made a few versions of bagels. The bread machine is fantastic. So much time saved. I did two batches. I boiled one with sugar for 2 minutes on each side and added cinnamon to that one. I did the other batch with baking soda for only 1 minute (I like “fluffier” bagels) and added sesame seeds to that one. So GOOD!!
Wonderful Patricia, thanks for taking the time to comment.
Do you have a recipe nt using a bread machine? I don’t have one.
Hi Martha, sorry I don’t have a recipe without using the bread machine.
Water temp? My bagels tasted great but did not rise
Hi Karen, usually if dough doesn’t rise it is because you yeast is not fresh.
What temp should the water be?
Jessia, just room temperature.
I always have my liquid for any yeast recipe between 110 & 120.
Made bagels for the first time using this recipe. Yes I made a few mistakes in the shaping and cooking. (I handled the dough too much in shaping; and too much time passed between boiling and baking.) But Let me tell you how wonderful they tasted! Crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside! Did I mention how fabulous they tasted? This recipe is my new obsession!
that is awesome Terry, thanks for commenting.