How to Make One Single Vegan Bagel
This recipe creates ONE single vegan bagel. It is very easy to make, perfectly soft and chewy, and delicious!
Ingredients
- Neutral-flavored cooking oil spray
Bagel Dough
- 3 tbsp water, 110 degrees Fahrenheit (It is important to have it at this temperature so the yeast can properly rise!)
- 1 1/2 tsp agave nectar
- 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup bread flour
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
Cooking Water
- 6 cups water
- 1 tsp agave nectar
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
Topping Suggestions
- Everything, but the bagel seasoning
- Cinnamon-Sugar
Instructions
Bagel Dough
- Add the warmed water, agave nectar, and active dry yeast to a medium-small bowl. Stir, cover, and let rest for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, the yeast should have activated and made the mixture super frothy. If it is not frothy, start over, as the yeast was either spoiled or the water wasn't at the correct temperature.
- Add the flour and salt, and stir until mostly combined and a shaggy dough has been created.
- Dump the mixture onto a clean counter and knead it for 10 minutes. The dough will become slightly tacky/sticky, but never add flour to the counter or your hands, as this will dry out the dough.
- Spray a clean bowl with cooking oil, and roll the ball of dough around in it to get it covered in the oil. Next, press a piece of plastic wrap onto the dough, then wrap the bowl in a piece of plastic wrap. Finally, place the bowl in a dark, warm place, such as the oven(that is turned off). If you have a proof box, put the bowl in there! Let the dough rest for 1 hour. During this time, the dough should almost double in size.
- Once the dough has finished rising, prepare the 'Cooking Water' (instructions are near the end of the recipe). Then, dump the dough onto a clean counter. Pinch it into a tight ball, poke a hole in the center, and create a bagel shape. It's easiest to do this by poking a chopstick in the center of the dough ball, then putting your pointer fingers into the hole and rotating them to make the hole bigger. Then lay the bagel down and perfect the shape. *See my TikTok located above the written recipe for a visual demonstration.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Gently place the bagel into the seasoned boiling water and cook each side for 45 seconds. The bagel should immediately float, but if for some reason it falls to the bottom, lift it, and it should begin floating soon after.
- Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove the bagel and place it on a sheet pan lined with two layers of parchment paper.
- If you add a topping, such as 'everything, but the bagel seasoning,' or cinnamon sugar, add it now. Sprinkle on top as much as you'd like. If you drop any onto the parchment paper, dust it off; otherwise, it will burn in the oven.
- Place the pan on the middle oven rack and bake for 16 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through. If you've added a topping, place a piece of tin foil on top of the bagel after about 10 minutes to prevent the topping from burning. If you are making a plain bagel, you do not need to place a piece of tin foil on top.
- Let the bagel cool down for at least 20 minutes, allowing it to finish cooking in the center.
- Slice in half, toast, and slather on your favorite toppings!
Cooking Water
- Bring the pot of water to a boil. Once it is boiling, add the agave nectar, salt, and baking soda.
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