Multigrain Bagels

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1

   {'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Combine warm water, yeast, and sugar in a bowl. Let stand until yeast and sugar dissolved and a creamy foam begins to form, about 5 minutes.'}

2. 2

   {'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Combine bread flour, whole wheat flour, rolled oats, vital wheat gluten, wheat germ, flaxseed meal, and sea salt in a large bowl; stir in buttermilk. Add yeast mixture and honey; stir until no dry spots remain. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; let dough rest 20 minutes.'}

3. 3

   {'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead about 7 minutes, it will be soft and slightly sticky. Add more flour if needed. Shape into a ball. Coat a mixing bowl with cooking spray. Place dough in the bowl and turn to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 2 hours.'}

4. 4

   {'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead briefly. Cut dough in half; return half to the bowl and cover. Form other half into a cylinder. Cut into quarters and cut quarters in half, yielding 8 equal-sized pieces of dough. Shape dough pieces into balls. Repeat with remaining dough half.'}

5. 5

   {'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line one 11x17-inch baking sheet with waxed paper, another baking sheet with a flour sack towel, and two other baking sheets with parchment paper sprinkled with cornmeal.'}

6. 6

   {'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Combine 3 quarts water and brown sugar in a large pot; bring to a boil.'}

7. 7

   {'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Meanwhile, flatten 1 dough ball slightly; press index fingers through the center until they meet. Rotate fingers to stretch a hole about 1 ¾-inch in diameter. Set bagel on waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough balls.'}

8. 8

   {'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Reduce heat under brown sugar water until simmering. Add 2 bagels at at time to water; boil 30 seconds per side. Transfer boiled bagels to the towel-lined baking sheet to drain, then transfer bagels to the parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Repeat with remaining bagels.'}

9. 9

   {'id': 'step_8', 'step': 9, 'text': 'Whisk egg white and 1 teaspoon cool water together in a small bowl; brush onto tops of bagels.'}

10. 10

    {'id': 'step_9', 'step': 10, 'text': 'Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes. Flip bagels and continue baking until golden brown, about 13 minutes more.'}

11. 11

    {'id': 'step_10', 'step': 11, 'text': 'Transfer bagels to a wire rack to cool.'}

📊 Nutrition Facts

Per serving (16 servings total)