I don’t know about you, but I love bagels. Cinnamon raisin to be exact and that’s why I am sharing my cinnamon raisin bagel recipe with you today!
Bagels can seem like a lot of work, first mixing the dough, then letting it raise, beating it down, forming the bagels, boiling the bagels and finally baking them. Okay, so they aren’t as easy as making bread. But honestly? From start to finish (and I grind my own flour), not counting raising and baking time, it took me less than 45 minutes total.
I know from expirience that the more you make something, the faster you become. I have a pretty good idea that in time it will only take me 30 minutes or less to make my bagels.
So, time consuming factor out of the way, why bother making your own bagels? Well, let’s see:
- You are in charge of the ingredients and can choose higher quality.
- Made with whole grains, these are far better for you.
- No names on the ingredient list that you don’t understand.
- No preservatives.
- Very inexpensive.
Join me over at The Grain Mill Wagon for the whole recipe!
Whole Wheat Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Recipe.
Susie@homemaker-mom says
April 23, 2014 at 12:15 amWow thats awesome you can make your own bagels. 🙂
Marie says
April 23, 2014 at 1:45 pmI have tried making bagels before, and I seem to deflate them when moving to the boiling pot! What’s your secret? My family LOVES bagels, and they taste good, just flat! Looking forward to your help.
Kendra says
April 23, 2014 at 1:48 pmAre they deflating IN the pot, or when you move them out? They should not be raised when you put them in. I punch my dough down, form the bagels, let sit for 5 min and plop them in the water.
Sometimes depending on the weather, my bagels will fall when I get them out, so I have to adjust my boiling time. But that’s usually it.
Marie says
April 28, 2014 at 2:40 pmI think I just need to try your recipe! Mine says let them rise for 30 min before putting them in the water. Have you tried other variations, such as plain, sesame seed, etc?
Kendra says
April 28, 2014 at 2:42 pmOnce I mixed up a cinnamon sugar blend and sprinkled on them right after I pulled them out of the water. They were good, but more like a treat than just a bagel 🙂
Chantelle Swayne says
April 28, 2014 at 11:07 amThese look beautiful! I’ve recently started making my own bread… but I always thought bagels would be too hard. If I need them myself do you think it would take a long time? 15 minutes in the mixer is quite a bit!
Kendra says
April 28, 2014 at 11:15 amI really do not know. I’ve always used my mixer to kneed the bread. 15 minutes seemed to be what worked for me, but it may be about the same by hand. I just set the mixer on low for the kneeding process.
And to be honest, that’s the lazy way to do it, kneeding by hand is considered better. But for this dough I dislike hand kneeding because it’s rather sticky at first.
Hopefully that helps a little.
Chantelle Swayne says
April 28, 2014 at 11:21 amThank you! 🙂
cathy says
April 28, 2014 at 8:25 pmmy kids love bagels and homemade is always the way to go! Found one of our faves on in and out kitch link party!
Cathy
tianna says
April 30, 2014 at 2:32 pmthese look delicious!
Angela says
May 2, 2014 at 9:53 amHI! Thanks so much for linking up at The Wednesday Roundup Link Party! These bagels look wonderful! Pinning now!
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
May 3, 2014 at 4:12 pmWow – these look delicious and my whole family would love them! Thanks so much for sharing the delicious recipe at Saturday Night Fever!!
Cindy Eikenberg says
May 4, 2014 at 8:15 amHi Kendra! Cinnamon raisin bagels are my favorite and these sound so delicious! Thanks so much for sharing them at Best of the Weekend and pinning to our party board. Have a happy Sunday and a wonderful week!
Joanne T Ferguson says
May 4, 2014 at 8:45 amG’day! These look terrific!
Viewed as party of the #SITSSharefest
Cheers! Joanne
Nibbles By Nic says
May 4, 2014 at 2:58 pmHi Kendra! Congrats! Your delicious bagels are being featured this week in Munching Mondays. Hope to see you again and definitely share the great news 🙂 Warmest, Nic
Kendra says
May 4, 2014 at 3:31 pmAwesome news! Thanks 🙂
jdigi82 says
May 4, 2014 at 4:13 pmLOVE THIS!!! looks so good nom nom nom 🙂 #SITSSharefest xo, jess
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Gloria // Simply Gloria says
May 7, 2014 at 1:12 pmKendra, definitely going to have to try these… love the whole wheat action! Thanks for sharing with us this week at the Show Stopper party!