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    Homemade New York Style Bagels (bread machine)

    By Chula King · Apr 3, 2017 · Updated: Apr 9, 2021

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    Homemade New York Style Bagels

    There's something immensely satisfying about making your own bread and rolls. Watching the yeast in action is magical. In addition, the aroma of bread baking is amazing. Finally, the taste of homemade bread or rolls is incredible. If you can make your own bread, then you can make bagels!

    Homemade New York Style Bagels

    Why? Because the dough for bagels is basically the same as bread dough. Several things, however, distinguish bagels from bread or rolls. First, the basic dough tends to be a bit stiffer than that for bread or rolls. Second, traditional bagels are round with a hole in the center, like a doughnut. Finally, bagels are boiled in a sweetened water for several minutes before they are baked. The boiling is critical because it gives bagels their traditional crust and chew.

    Through the years, I've discovered that there are two secrets to producing perfect bread every time. First, I always, always, always weigh all of the ingredients. The main reason is that the weight of flour which is the main component of bread, differs depending on the type of flour, the level of humidity in the air, and most importantly, the way that the flour is measured. For example, 1 cup of all-purpose or bread flour in a King Arthur recipe weighs 4.25 ounces or 120 grams. In a Julia Child recipe, 1 cup of flour weighs 5 ounces or 142 grams. One cup of flour measured in a measuring cup can weigh up to 6 ounces or 170 grams. With all of that variability, it's questionable that one could ever produce a consistent product without weighing the ingredients!

    Second, I always use a bread machine to do most of the work. I'm lazy and have no interest in spending 10 to 15 minutes kneading the dough by hand. Also, I don't keep my stand mixer on the kitchen counter, so it's a pain to lug it out for any reason! Finally, the bread machine produces the perfect environment for the first rise.

    But, why make your own bagels when you can pick them up from all and sundry places. One reason is that you know what's in them. Also if you can make bread dough, you can make bagels!

    Ingredients for New York Style Bagels:

    Since this was my first time making bagels, I decided to stick with basic plain bagels using the recipe on the King Arthur site as a starting point. I used the following ingredients: water, salt, barley malt syrup, bread flour, and instant yeast.

    Homemade New York Style Bagels

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    Homemade New York Style Bagels

    Homemade New York Style Bagels (bread machine)

    There's something immensely satisfying about making your own bread and rolls. Watching the yeast in action is magical. In addition, the aroma of bread baking is amazing. Finally, the taste of homemade bread or rolls is incredible. If you can make your own bread, then you can make bagels!
    4.54 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 2 hours hrs 35 minutes mins
    Course Bread
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 244 kcal

    Ingredients

    Dough

    • 1 ¼ cups (10 ounces, 283) grams water
    • 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
    • 1 Tablespoon (0.5 ounce, 14 grams) barley malt syrup or brown sugar
    • 4 cups (17 ounces, 482 grams) bread flour
    • 1 Tablespoon instant yeast

    Water Bath

    • 2 quarts water
    • 2 Tablespoons (1 ounce, 28 grams) barley malt syrup or brown sugar
    • 1 Tablespoon (0.5 ounce, 14 grams) granulated sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Add all dough ingredients to pan of bread machine in the order listed. Set bread machine to dough cycle, and press start. While the dough is kneading adjust flour or water as necessary to produce a stiff dough.
    • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; lightly grease. Set aside.
    • Transfer the dough to a floured work surface. Divide into eight pieces roughly 3.5 ounces each.
    • Working with one piece at a time, form dough into a smooth, round ball. Place the balls on floured surface. Cover the balls with plastic wrap, and let them rest for 30 minutes. They'll puff up very slightly.
    • While the dough is resting, prepare the water bath by heating the water, malt syrup, and sugar to a very gentle boil in a large, wide-diameter pan. Preheat oven to 425° F.
    • Use your index finger to poke a hole through the center of each ball, then twirl the dough on your finger to stretch the hole until it's about 1-inch in diameter. Return to floured surface.
    • Transfer the bagels, several at a time, to the simmering water. Increase the heat under the pan to bring the water back up to a gently simmering boil, if necessary. Cook the bagels for 2 minutes, flip them over, and cook 2 minutes more. Using a skimmer or strainer, remove the bagels from the water and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining bagels.
    • Bake the bagels for 20 to 25 minutes, or until they're as deep brown as you like, turning them over about 15 minutes into the baking time (this will help them remain tall and round). Remove the bagels from the oven, and cool completely on a rack.
    • Yield: 8 New York Style Bagels.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 244kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 8gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 596mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gCalcium: 19mgIron: 0.6mg
    Keyword Bagels, New York Style Bagels
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    Comments

    1. Adam Frye says

      August 26, 2023 at 8:32 am

      5 stars
      A Big YES! These will be in my bakery case for sale.
      I used the bread machine on the pasta setting to just knead for about 10 minutes or so then sealed dough in the fridge overnight to cold ferment. This way I could do 3-4 batches in a short time and tuck them away. Perfect.
      Thank You

      Reply
      • Chula King says

        August 26, 2023 at 9:07 am

        Excellent!

        Reply
    2. Adam Frye says

      August 25, 2023 at 5:15 pm

      Would I be able to use the bread machine for kneading only and then cold ferment in the refrigerator overnight with thi recipe?

      Reply
      • Chula King says

        August 25, 2023 at 6:34 pm

        Adam,

        That should work fine!

        Chula

        Reply
    3. Jack says

      July 21, 2022 at 11:19 am

      5 stars
      I've been experimenting with making bagels lately and was having no luck in producing a good bagel. I found this recipe and hallelujah, I found what I was looking for. The bagels turned out fantastic. I think weighing out the ingredients was was the key. Great recipe.

      Reply
      • Chula King says

        July 22, 2022 at 12:17 pm

        Jack,

        I'm so glad that the recipe worked for you! I totally agree that weighing the ingredients is the key. In fact, I consistently weigh the ingredients in my recipes.

        Chula

        Reply
    4. Jennifer says

      December 05, 2021 at 8:39 pm

      4 stars
      Overall great recipe. Following the directions, just went to turn them at 15 minutes and they are burnt. My oven temp is spot on, so not sure what may have gone wrong.

      Reply
      • Chula King says

        December 06, 2021 at 7:51 pm

        I'm so sorry Jennifer that the bagels burned. When I make them, I always use the top rack in the oven. Perhaps my oven temperature is not as calibrated as your oven. Again, I'm sorry.

        Chula

        Reply
    5. Neen-cole36 says

      February 02, 2021 at 8:38 am

      5 stars
      I love this recipe! I was wondering if tossing some blueberries in if it would mess up how the dough rises or bakes? Has anyone tried adding any raisins, cinnamon or berries?!
      Thanks for the tips
      Have a wonderful day!!

      Reply
      • Chula King says

        February 02, 2021 at 5:21 pm

        I'm so pleased that you liked the bagel recipe. However, I'm afraid that I've never added any fruit to the bagels so I can't really say whether this would be a problem or not. Sorry.

        Perhaps someone else could chime in on this.

        Chula

        Reply
    6. Mattew J says

      December 24, 2020 at 6:06 pm

      4 stars
      A very good recipe. Wonderful texture and flavor. The barley malt really makes it.

      The only thing I’ll point out is that 8 makes for HUGE bagels. I did a batch and made 10 and it actually made for a better bagel than the big ones. IMO.

      Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
    7. Wendy says

      June 14, 2020 at 9:43 am

      5 stars
      I have tried several NY bagel recipes and this is the best. If I wanted to use half whole wheat flour and half bread flour would I have to adjust the amount of yeast?

      Reply
      • Chula King says

        June 14, 2020 at 8:28 pm

        Wendy,

        I've not tried making the bagels with a mixture of whole wheat flour and bread flour. However, with other recipes that use a combination of the two flours, I typically add some vital wheat gluten (about 1/2 tablespoon per cup of whole wheat flour) and increase the amount of yeast by a half. For example in this recipe, the amount of yeast called for is 1 tablespoon, so in general, I would increase the amount of yeast to 1 1/2 tablespoon.

        Chula

        Reply
    8. CWlqz says

      May 22, 2019 at 11:13 am

      2001 calories per bagel??? Can that be correct?

      Reply
      • PudgeFactor says

        May 22, 2019 at 2:45 pm

        Yikes - you're right! I didn't include the number of servings in the calculation. I've made the correction. Thanks for letting me know!

        Reply
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