Vegan Bagels (Everything, Onion, Poppy Seed and Sesame)

Arrangement of everything bagels with one bagel cut in half and filled with cream cheese.

Vegan Bagels (Everything, Onion, Poppy Seed and Sesame)

This vegan bagel recipe is simple to make, completely customizable and creates delicious, dense but fluffy bagels. Perfect to eat as-is, toast or create epic sandwiches.

Course Baking, Breakfast

Cuisine American-inspired, Vegan

Keyword Everything bagel recipe, Homemade vegan bagels, Vegan bagel recipe

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 15

Rising Time 1

Total Time 1 40

Servings Large Bagels

Calories 325kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Bagels

1 ½ cups water , lukewarm
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 ½ teaspoons salt
4 cups bread flour
oil spray

Water Bath

8 cups water , hot
¼ cup maple syrup

Toppings

¼ cup cornmeal
⅓ cup soy milk
4 tablespoons toppings (poppy seed, sesame seed, dry chopped onion, etc. see notes for everything bagel seasoning recipe)

Instructions

Bagels

Add lukewarm water to a large bowl. Lukewarm water is 100-110 °F and feels warm to the touch but isn’t steaming.
1 ½ cups water
Stir maple syrup into the lukewarm water.
1 tablespoon maple syrup
Sprinkle active dry yeast into the water.
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Allow yeast to sit for 5-10 minutes, until foamy.
Add salt and bread flour. Stir until a dough ball forms.
1 ½ teaspoons salt, 4 cups bread flour
Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5-8 minutes, until the dough is smooth. Add 1-2 tablespoons of extra bread flour at a time, as needed. The dough will feel tacky but shouldn’t stick to your hands to the point where pieces come off.
Spray some oil into the large bowl and place the kneaded dough in. Lightly coat the top of the dough with oil (prevents drying).
oil spray
Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and allow dough to double in size, about 1 hour.

Water Bath

Once the dough has risen, preheat the oven to 400 °F.
Prep a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. You may want to use 2 trays with 4 bagels on each as the bagels are quite large.
Sprinkle cornmeal across the parchment paper. This prevents the bagels from sticking (although they wouldn’t stick to parchment paper much) and add an important texture to the bottoms of the bagels.
¼ cup cornmeal
Once the dough has doubled in size, prep the water bath by mixing hot water with maple syrup in a large pot. Bring the water to a boil, over high heat, then lower the heat to medium and simmer.
8 cups water, ¼ cup maple syrup
Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces and begin shaping bagels in batches of 2-3 (depending on how many fit into the pot of water at a time).
Take one piece of dough in your hand and roll it into a ball. Pinch a hole in the center of this ball and stretch the dough outwards from the center, forming a flattened disc shape.
Once the bagel is shaped, place it into the simmering water and cook for 1 minute on each side.
Once cooked, scoop the bagel out with a slotted spoon and allow excess water to drip back into the pot for a few seconds before transferring to the cornmeal coating baking tray.
Repeat with all the bagels.

Topping

Once all bagels are on the baking tray, brush soy milk across the top of each bagel.
⅓ cup soy milk
Next, sprinkle a generous amount of everything bagel seasoning (see recipe in notes below) or simply top with sesame seeds or poppy seeds, depending on which type of bagel you prefer.
4 tablespoons toppings
Bake the bagels for 12-15 minutes, until the tops and bottoms are browned (may not see browning on top if covered in seeds).
Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before cutting and serving.

Notes

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

To make a vegan everything bagel seasoning, mix 1 tablespoon white sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon poppy seeds, 1 ½ tablespoon chopped dry onion, 1 teaspoon coarse/ flaky salt.

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