Making homemade bagels has never been easier! There's no yeast, no rising, no boiling. Make them fresh at home and never buy bagels again!
Are you ready for this?!
Homemade bagels made right in your own kitchen. With your own two hands. With just a few simple ingredients. That look just like store-bought. No yeast. No rising.
No. Boiling. Required.
I don’t think I’d be stretching the truth by saying that this is life-changing!
Okay, maybe not.
But being able to make your own homemade bagels easily is a big deal!
All you need is some basic dry ingredients that you will, most likely, already have in your cupboard. And the magic ingredient that makes it all come together is Greek yogurt! That’s it!
I have to say that I’m becoming a huge…HUGE fan of Greek yogurt because it is good for so much more than just breakfast. It provides a good helping of protein with less sugar and carbohydrates than regular yogurt. Bonus, right?
In literally about a minute or two, you’ve got a ball of dough on your hands, ready for dividing and shaping into bagels! And as I mentioned already, there is no yeast in the recipe, so there is no rising (ie waiting) required. You also don’t need to boil the bagels first like in traditional bagel recipes. All you do is mix, shape, brush on an egg wash, sprinkle on your favorite toppings (if desired) and bake!
In a quick 25 minutes, you will have these amazing beauties sitting on your pan, ready for devouring!
These homemade bagels are perfectly bagel-y chew on the outside and tender on the inside. They are ready for a healthy shmear of cream cheese, butter and jam, or your favorite sandwich fillings for a bagel-wich!
Call this a cheater recipe, if you’d like, but no one ever said cheater recipes can’t be good! My sister also said that these look just like store-bought bagels! Who’d a thought they would be so ridiculously easy to make??
~ Lisa.
P.S. Are you looking for a gluten-free version of this recipe? Click on over to my Easy Oh-So-Good Gluten-Free Bagels!
Watch How To Make It!
Ridiculously Easy Homemade Bagels
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (bread flour also okay)
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ½ cups Greek yogurt
Egg Wash:
- egg white from one egg
- 1 teaspoon water
Toppings (optional):
- Sesame seeds
- Poppy seeds
- Flax seeds
- Grated cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven 375 deg F (190C).
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine egg white and 1 teaspoon water for egg wash and beat with a fork to loosen the egg white. Set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in bowl and stir with whisk to combine.
- Add yogurt to the bowl and mix well using a fork or pastry cutter, making sure the ingredients are well-combined.
- Using your hands, gather dough into a ball. If it is too dry, add 1 teaspoon of water and mix again until it comes together.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough about 10 times and form into a slightly flattened ball.
- Cut dough into 8 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece into a log.
- Shape log into a bagel, overlapping and squeezing the ends together well.
- Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Brush bagels with egg wash, making sure to brush around all the edges.
- Sprinkle toppings over bagels if desired.
- Bake for 25 minutes on an upper rack.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool at least 15 minutes before slicing, preferably longer.
- Store in a sealed bag for 1-2 days.
Notes
- Full-fat Greek yogurt, low-fat Greek yogurt, or non-fat Greek yogurt all work with this recipe.
- If you choose to use regular yogurt (not Greek yogurt), start with 1 cup first to see how the dough comes together as regular yogurt is much thinner than Greek yogurt. Add more regular yogurt, a bit at a time, mixing well after each addition, to achieve the proper dough consistency.
- Please note that sometimes measuring flour by volume can vary depending on how loosely or packed the flour is in the cup.
- If your dough is too sticky, add more flour, a little bit at a time, mixing well after each addition, until the dough comes together and you can handle it.
- If your dough is to dry and not sticking together, add a little more yogurt, a tablespoon at a time, mixing well after each addition, until the dough starts to form.
- This recipe makes 8 - 4" bagels. If you want to make larger bagels, cut the dough into 4 or 6 pieces instead of 8.
- Be sure to brush the egg wash on all exposed sides of the bagels (including the inside edges!).
- Bagels will keep for a couple days in a sealed bag.
- They toast up nicely, too!
bianca
Can these be Frozen?
Made them last night, they are amazing!
Thanks, Bianca! I don't see there being a problem with freezing them. Just defrost them before toasting, or warm in the microwave. I hope that helps!
Mary
These were awesome!!! Easy to make and not as heavy as store bought!!! Excellent!!
Thanks so much, Mary!
Toni
I made these and topped with everything bagel seasoning, and cheddar cheese. SO GOOD. Very simple as well. I did the recipe exactly as written and used ‘Oikos plain Greek yogurt’
Hi Toni! Sounds delicious! Cheddar and everything seasoning is one of my favorite combinations! Thanks for making the recipe!
Sarah Mitchell
Can you use sour cream in place of the Greek yogurt?
Hi Sarah! Yes, I have had readers use sour cream for this recipe with successful results!
Catherine
Super easy and so tasty hands down a fav for my family.
Thank you, Catherine! So glad your family likes them!
Cheryl
I had to use way more flour! So delicious though😊
Hi Cheryl! Thank you for making them!
Erin
When I made these the dough was VERY sticky. I had to add a lot of extra flour to be able to work with it.
Hi Erin! Yes, sometimes adding extra flour to make it workable may be necessary since measuring ingredients by volume can be imprecise. Thanks for the comment.
Jess
My daughter can’t have sugar and she wanted bagels so bad (she’s 6yr old) so I tried these tonight and I’m amazed at how beautiful they turned out and how fast. And with so many less preservatives then store bought!!! Happy momma here for sure. Can’t wait to surprise her in the morning.❤️
Hi Jess! Thank you for making the recipe...I'm so glad you found it! I hope your daughter enjoys her morning bagel surprise!
Caitlin
This recipe was so easy and my hubby finally can have his sesame seed bagels! If I wanted to make blueberry or cinnamon raisin how can I incorporate that in?
Hi Caitlin! Thanks for making the recipe...so glad you and your husband can enjoy homemade bagels! If you want to make blueberry or cinnamon raisin ones, I would probably only use about 1/4 cup for each, and simply add them to the dry, and then mix in the yogurt. For cinnamon bagels, I would try adding 1 teaspoon of cinnamon + 1 tablespoon of sugar to the dry ingredients. I hope that helps!
Brook
I’ve made these a few times and they are amazing!! I always come back to this recipe when I want to make that best bagels!! So much better than store bought!! And so easy. I love them so much. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Hi Brook! Thanks for trying the recipe and for returning to it to make it again and again! I really appreciate it!
Jojo
Thanks for this easy recipe! Would bagels be fluffier if I were to use self raising flour (on top of baking powder) instead?
Hi Jojo! I've never tried using self-raising flour with this recipe, so I'm not sure what effect it would have (if any) on the final product. You could certainly give it a try and see what happens! Thanks for the question.
Genna
Absolute favorite in our house. I even add a few scoops of collagen peptides for an extra protein boost and my kids love these.
Hi Genna! Thanks for sharing about the collagen peptides...I never would have thought about adding them to the recipe. That's great that it works!
Genna
My girls love these and I make them often. I was wondering if you have frozen them before? I’m about to make a big batch and give it a try. 🙂 These are so good, thank you!
Thanks for the question, Genna. I haven't tried freezing them before, so I'm not sure how they would turn out. My guess is that they would be okay...you would probably need to let them come to room temperature first, or microwave them to warm them, and then toast them.
Stephanie
Would you be able to add other ingredients to the mix like crushed bananas? My husband love banana chocolate chip bagels but they are hard to come by. Would I just reduce the amount of greek yogurt because the banana would be a wet ingredient?
Hi Stephanie! Thanks for the question. I have never tried subbing in mashed bananas, but if I were to do it, I would reduce the amount of Greek yogurt by the same amount of banana I put in. See if that works!
Jeffery D Hofer
Great recipe!!!1 Easy any tasty!!!
Thank you, Jeffery!