Make Your Own Lavish Breakfast Bagels

Treat yourself to a lavish breakfast this weekend with freshly-baked bagels (or freshly warmed-up ones if that seems easier…), a few decadent fillings and a glass of Culinaria Methôde Cap Classique of course!

If you feel like an early-morning bake, try Chef Pieter’s bagel recipe below and see his suggestions, from salmon to bacon to vegetarian, to fill them up with!

Recipe

Makes 16 small and 8 large bagels

Ingredients

  • 1½ cup warm water
  • 1tbsp active dry yeast
  • 1tbsp sugar
  • 1tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp coarse salt
  • 4½ –  5 cups bread flour
  • 1½ litre water with 2 tbsp honey/maple syrup in a pot, boiling
  • egg-whites for egg-washing
  • Sesame seeds, poppy seeds, caraway seeds (for toppings)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, stir water, yeast and sugar. Let stand for 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in the oil, maple syrup and 1 cup flour, salt and enough remaining flour to make a dough.
  3. Knead for 5 – 10 minutes.
  4. Rest for 15 minutes.


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