Vegan Bagels

[SewxHappyxTogether]

these are yummy! The only thing that didn't work out to well with this recipe was the ovens heat, 550 was way to hot for my oven the bottom of the bagels got burnt and the top was barely done? the second batch of bagels I cooked at 375 and they came out perfect! yum yum yum!

[permanentgrin]

I make these all the time and I love them!  I grew up in the US eating bagels almost daily but in Australia they're a lot less common and more expensive.  I always use at least 1 cup of whole wheat flour or wheat germ.  I love playing around with different flavors...one of my favorites is to mix in about 1/2 a cup of finely chopped dried apricots.  Today I'm trying dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds.

[mystico_tala]

These were great!!  I've started making a lot of bread products, but have yet to perfect the rising process.  So, I was pleasantly surprised when these turned out!  I am my own bread machine, so I used the instructions of others than have done them by hand.  I dipped them into the sesame seeds after boiling them, some even stuck after I cut the bagels open
I halved the recipe, but they came out to an awkward small size with 4 (1=not enough, 2=too much) so I may change the number next time (maybe they needed to rise more to get bigger?).  They were so yummy though!  They worked for my bagel craving.  Some veggie cream cheese would have made them fabulous.  I could definitely taste the potential for some sundried tomatoes, etc, for the next batch, maybe some wheat bagels so I don't feel so guilty.  I'm looking forward to finishing them up with some sandwiches or mini pizzas for dinner.
BTW, I also found that 10 min at 500F was plenty.  Keep a close eye on them, they change/cook pretty quickly.

[Raeltsa]

Yummy!
I swapped out a cup of the white flour for whole wheat and added in a bit of garlic- they were amazing.

[to-fu]

Tasty!  Mine turned out a little doughy in flavor, but I think I needed to add more sugar.  Going to try that and also some additional spices/flavoring next time.

[lindserina]

my mom is quite a baker, and decided recently to attempt her own bagels in defiance of the rising bagelry prices. i gave her this recipe, and after trying a couple other recipes as well, she came back to this one as the winner! my dad eats these every morning for breakfast, and he is certainly no vegan. i also love that you can make them any size; generic bagels are usually too big for me...yay for customizable yumminess!

[juliadee]

I made these this morning.  I made them with whole wheat flour and I had to use an extra 1/4c of water.  I also shaped them into balls and then cut out the centers.  They turned out great and were really easy to make.  I sprinkled a little cinnamon on top.

[Allychristine]

I made these without a bread machine, and they turned out pretty well. I mixed the yeast and water, and mixed the flour and salt separately, then mixed those together until smooth. I then let the dough rise for about 30 minutes. Then I made 8 (uneven) balls, and let those rise. THEN, I made the hole..and let that rise. I used 2.25 tsps of (non instant) yeast..and it could have used more, I guess. They didn't rise very much. I boiled them in a full pot of water, then baked at 400 for about 10 minutes each side. Pretty tasty.

[bigotsmakerocktite]

I screwed these up so bad. First I forgot the sugar, so I mixed some into water then added it into the bread machine while it was kneading, then I don't know when my bread machine stops kneading, so I just left it on for ten minutes. Then it was too cold to rise, so they didn't rise like, at all, so I just boiled a small pot of water and put it in the oven (unheated) with the bagels for fifteen minutes, and that helped a little. Forgot to preheat the oven, so they were just drying out on the counter for around fifteen minutes, and when I finally baked them, the smart balance I used to grease the pan (because we're out of cooking spray!) made the bottoms burn, but I was lucky enough to have them still taste good! Haha, must be an unlucky day for me for baking.

But anyway, I used all whole wheat flour and a fourth cup of gluten, as previously suggested, and they're very nice and chewy! Topped four with poppy seeds, and four with jarred minced garlic, which I don't suggest doing. Jarred garlic is very sour.

[saveyergeneration]

this was really easy and great. I didn't use a bread machine, however. I used half wheat, half white flour. the only thing I would do differently is bake them longer at a lower temperature. my were a little to hard on the outside.

[wildmindgirl]

I made these bagels yesterday and boy are they good this morning, all toasty and warm.  The yummy changes I made:  After I took the bagels out of the boiling water but before I baked them I dipped the top of the bagels in roasted sesame seeds and then dusted each bagel with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper and a little vegan parmesan.  SO good!

[AppleCider]

Oh my goodness, these bagels were amazing, but I think the oven temperature is off.
After 5 minutes, they were half-browned, after 8 minutes, they were BARBECUED.
The insides are amazing though, so 5 stars!
I added a few tablespoons of cinnamon and sprinkled some sugar on top.
The sugar melted into caramel, which was neat. 

[sallygomez]

My dough made six bagesl, not eight but later I realized the whole in the center was too big. Dang! So when rolling into circles, it's important to have 8 chubby ones with small holes. The rise in the oven. I set it at 200 degrees F for 30 mins uncovered (too lazy to cover as directed). What's up with the sugar water?  I wasn't sure about that, so omitted.

Hmmm....I'm not sure what went wrong. Was it the yeast? I used Red Star Active Dry Yeast. Or maybe it was the sugar water or the uncovered part. Somewhere along the road, i got lost and ended up at an undesirable discount bagel depot.

The good thing is that it doesn't seem like it matters if you overwarm or over-boil the bagels. Just don't over-toast the sesame seeds!

[veganmonster]

Wow, these are totally amazing. So unbelievably good! Thank you so much for the recipe. I followed the basic recipe exactly and they came out really tasty. I tried them with various toppings, such as sesame, garlic and onion, flax seed, jalapeno and nut. yeast, and cinnamon raisin. Waaaay good.

[sallygomez]

I tried to make these and they came out all wrong. I think I might be a yeast idiot. Can someone explain (explicitly) what type of yeast to use?