Dominique Debroux, Founder of AMF, Nutrition Addict
With this homemade bagel recipe, you’ll become the star of Saturday mornings! Pair these yummy, hot-off-the oven bagels with cream cheese and one of AnnaMaria’s jams. Try Apricot Almond jam for a sweet breakfast, or Bell Pepper jam for something sweet and savory.
Mix 50 grams of Einkorn Sourdough starter with 130 grams of warm water until it’s creamy.
Then mix in 120 grams of Einkorn flour.
Let cure for a minimum of 5 hours, or up to 14 hours.
Make the dough
Dissolve 1.5 tbs of maple syrup (or honey) in 100 grams of warm water and 110 grams of hemp, macadamia, or coconut milk.
Mix in the levain.
Mix 1.5 tsp of salt into 650 grams of flour.
Work it into the levain and liquid.
Knead together for a short time (no more than 1 minute) until the dough is smooth and just sticky.
Shape dough into a ball, and put in a glass bowl.
Rub dough with olive oil.
Proof dough for 2 to 3 hours.
Cut dough into 8 squares.
Shape dough squares into 8 balls.
Use back of wooden spoon to make a hole in each bagel portion.
Use your thumb to stretch a hole into each ball to create a bagel shape.
Put on an oiled sheet and brush each bagel with olive oil.
Either let proof for one hour or put in the refrigerator so that you can cook fresh bagels for breakfast. (To do so, take them out of the fridge 1 hour before boiling in the morning).
Cook bagels
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Boil 2 quarts water, add 1 tbs Maple Syrup (or honey), and 1 tsp Baking Soda.
Boil each bagel for 45 seconds on each side.
Drizzle with sesame seeds or another topping if you want.
Bake on a pan covered with oiled parchment paper for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.
Enjoy your beautiful bagels.
Notes
I like to mill einkorn berries and sift the flour so that it is partly whole wheat, mix half all-purpose and half whole wheat to get a delicious flavor with loads of benefits.