Easy New York Style Homemade Chewy Bagel Recipe

bagels cooling on parchment on a wire cooling wrack

Easy New York Style Homemade Chewy Bagel Recipe

Making New York style bagels at home is surprisingly easy and requires just a few basic ingredients. With bread flour, instant yeast, kosher salt, dark brown sugar, and water, you can create deliciously chewy bagels with a crisp exterior. The process is straightforward, and the results are incredibly rewarding. With a little time and effort, you'll be enjoying fresh, homemade bagels that rival those from any bagel shop.

Course baked goods, brunch

Cuisine American, Jewish

Keyword bagels, boiled bagels, chewy bagels, New York Bagels

Prep Time 1 50

Cook Time 20

Total Time 3

Servings bagels

Calories 268kcal

Equipment

Large bowl
Large pot
Slotted Spoon
Pastry Brush
2 Sheet pans
smalll bowl
Parchment paper
Wire cooling rack

Ingredients

Bagel Dough

4 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon instant yeast
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1 1/3 cups bottled water at room temperature

Water Bath

3 quarts water
¼ cup dark brown sugar

Egg Wash

1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons water

Optional toppings

1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp Everything Bagel Seasoning

Instructions

Make the Bagel Dough

Whisk flour, yeast, salt and brown sugar together in a bowl. Stir in the water with a stiff spatula until the dough just comes together and there are no dry ingredients.
Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured area and knead until the dough holds its shape. This should take about 8 minutes. Form the dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl. Oil the top of the dough with a tablespoon of oil to prevent cracking. Cover with a warm moist towel and let rise until it doubles in size. This should take about an hour.

Form the Bagels

Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and divide it into eight pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth round ball. Poke a hole in the middle of the ball with your index finger and stretch the hole out to 1 to 1 ½ inches. Place each bagel on the parchment. Cover with oiled plastic wrap and allow to rise for 30 minutes.

Prepare Bagels to Bake

Preheat the oven to 425.
Bring the water and brown sugar to a gentle boil in a stockpot.
Mix the egg yolk and water together in a small bowl. Set aside.
Boil the bagels for two minutes, top side down. Flip and boil for one more minute. Using a strainer, remove the bagels back to the parchment.
Brush with the egg wash. Repeat until all the bagels have been boiled.

Bake the Bagels

Bake the bagels for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Rotate the pans halfway through. Let the bagels cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes.

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