Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

This was my first attempt at making bagels and they turned out great. Very easy and tasty recipe

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SODABISCUIT

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

Not bad bagels at all. This is my first try, but they are pretty good. If you are cooking the bagels at 500 degrees, make sure you check on them often so they don't burn to the pan. I'll make these again and try cinnamon and sugar. Maybe even blueberry bagels.

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Arabella Rose

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

This was the best bagel ever...I used the allrecpes.com method of shaping them, they were very ugly but tasted wonderful! I boiled them 3 minutes on each side. only cooked for 13 mins. YUMMY!

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2009

Did all but the last minute of kneading with my KA - thank goodness! I had to use light-tasting olive oil since that is all I had. I halved the recipe but used a full packet of yeast, and used bread flour. Oh and I gave them a cool water bath before baking. The result was delicious chewy bagels that tasted a little yeast-y (which I love!) and got pretty darn big. This was my first time making bagels, so I formed 2 as suggested, then the other 4 I followed allrecipe's article on bagel forming. I recommend any fellow novices to do it allrecipe's way; the other 2 came apart during the boiling. (But taste wasn't affected :)

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rayandshy

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009

Very good! I used to work at a bagel store in NJ when I was growing up. These are pretty darn close...especially for being made in a home kitchen! The recipe is great as is...the only thing I noticed was that if you use sesame seeds, as I did, they have a tendency to burn--especially if there's too much oil on your baking sheet. Other than that minor tweak, these were FANTASTIC! I thought these would be much more complicated than they were--a really pleasant surprise. Thank you for a great recipe!

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penny p.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New York, New York, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

I made this as-written and thought they were wonderful! Much better than the prepackaged bagels at the grocery. I tried various toppings, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, onion flakes, chives, and garlic powder. All were great! I used my Kitchen Aid Artisan stand mixer. If you try this recipe with the same mixer, you'll have to divide your dough ball in half and mix them separately. It's just a little too much for this model of Kitchen Aid to handle. Also, steam baking does not mean you spritz water on the bagels while they're in the oven. It means you place a separate baking dish under the sheet with the bagels and fill it with boiling water from the tea kettle. Then you let the bagels bake with the water pan underneath them.

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April

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: New London, Connecticut, USA

Living In: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2009

this was a fantastic recipe. I made it, but with garlic powder and onion powder in with the flour before mixing, and added seeds to the top. Made an excellent everything bagel! At the same time, I made a dozen cinnamon raisin bagels (2 tsp. cinnamon + 1 c. raisins) FANTASTIC!!! word of warning though... never ever trust no-stick baking sheets... guaranteed to stick EVERY time!

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Dianna Wallace

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2009

Mmmmmm... just made my first batch, and they are so good! Crispy outside and chewy inside, I don't know if I'll every buy bagels again. Recipe is straightforward and easy. I used about a teaspoon of salt instead of the tablespoon called for, and will add it for my next batch. Which might be as soon as tomorrow, I'm sure my hubby and kids will have these gone by morning! Thanks for a stellar recipe.

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TRINAMB

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Reviewed: May 23, 2009

wow...this is my first attempt at making bagels and we LOVED them. Added cheddar cheese to a couple and they were great!!!

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Reviewed: May 23, 2009

A WOW bagel! I used safflour oil - love the sweet nutty taste it imparts; and I brushed the bagels with egg white+water. They turned out terrific - nice and crusty golden crust and so yammi and soft inside. Btw, I tried the same recipe with half whole wheat and had to dump that - for some reason didn't rise, didn't work at all for me...

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Yulia

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Reviewed: May 9, 2009

Absolutely fabulous. I'll never buy bagels from the store again!

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Stefanie B

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Home Town: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Living In: Portage, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2009

This was my first attempt at making bagels and they were amazing!! I substituted honey for sugar in the dough and boiled them with honey for 2 minutes in total and then baked them as instructed. They were perfect! Will try adding some whole grains and maybe some garlic next time.

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Teresa

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009

These were very good bagels. I made 3 different varieties out of 1 batch. Chocolate chip, cinnamon crunch, and plain. They were all very good the first day, but not quiet as yummy the second day. Even after toasting they were not quite as chewy and delicious. Will be making again though!

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missy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Gower, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

I did plain white bagels for my first try and while I did find it time consuming I also found it deliciouse. They turned out great. My whole family enjoyed them and next time I will try the whole wheat version

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Amanda

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2009

These turned out beautifully, aside from a couple that I didn't boil long enough (they caved in). I used 3/4 pkg. yeast instead of 1/2 (I meant to use a whole pkg., but accidentally dumped some on the floor, and went with it :-) ). Highly recommended recipe, though time and labor intensive.

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

Thanks to Ann, my first bagel attempt was a success. I didn't even create the rounds correctly and they came out great! As this was the first time I have ever tried my hand at bagels, I am sure they will only get better. If there is any way, I am wondering at what point would I add cinnamon and raisins in for cinnamon raisin bagels...my boyfriend's fave! Thanks again for the great recipe!

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Angel

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

My Jewish husband loved these as did my VERY PICKY JEWISH FRIEND who is a bagel snob... I could tell she tasted a small bite of them just to see "how bad" they were... and ended up eating a whole big one saying they were "amazingly good"

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pdeldo

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Home Town: Burr Ridge, Illinois, USA

Living In: Dexter, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2009

This recipe was ok. I halved it since I've never had luck with bagels before. I made 6 - but the first batch I boiled were a flop. The other three worked but didn't have the bagel texture. I'm not sure what I did wrong - they didn't sink in the water either - so they were definitely not proofed right.... its all really a mystery for me - just learning.

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TMPNorth

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Home Town: Thompson, Manitoba, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

These are absolutely delicious! I've made this recipe twice, the first time exactly as the recipe stated and the second time with a few changes. I used 3 tablespoons sugar in the dough instead of 2. I also found with the first batch that the bagels stuck badly to the pan and tore when trying to turn them, so for the second batch, I dipped the bottoms in cornmeal before I placed them on the oiled baking sheet, then did not turn them. They turned out beautifully. These bagels are so much better than bakery bought bagels. They are dense, chewy and flavorful!! Love them!

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

I enjoyed these bagels quite a bit. I didn't use a mixer- just a wooden spoon and my hands. I found the dough to be quite dry and it was a pain to knead. Like others, I followed the directions for "Forming and Baking Bagels" from this site. Unfortunately, I am a novice at forming dough rounds: it showed. The tops of my bagels looked great, the bottom- not so much. Next time I will boil the bagels for longer than 4 minutes (2 per side), because I like a thicker crust on my bagel. Also, 15 minutes baking time is perfect.

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