How to make homemade bagels using only 5 ingredients and in 20 minutes from start to finish! NO YEAST or rising or waiting required. These easy bagels are soft, flavorful and taste great with savory or sweet toppings.
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Until recently, I’ve lived a life being intimidated by the idea of making homemade bagels. I have no idea where this notion came from because (now I know) those beliefs were completely wrong and ridiculous.
‘Cause guess what?! Making bagels is EASY. I’m talking no yeast, no waiting, no boiling, no rising, no special flour, no having to throw dough away because you messed it all up.
This recipe is fool-proof, you guys. I’m not calling you a fool, but even if you were one you’d be able to make a successful, delicious batch of homemade bagels with a blindfold over your eyes. The first time I pulled a batch out of the oven I could hardly believe it.
These are really good bagels, you guys. They are beautiful, soft, perfect and so so sooo yummy. The way they looked and tasted did not match the effort that went into them. If you are a bagel lover like myself, promise me you’ll try this recipe! You will not be disappointed.
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE BAGELS
There are a handful of methods and tricks used to make bagels at home, but THIS! This method is the easiest you’ll find and it will result in a soft, flavorful, perfectly baked bagel every single time.
STEP 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and yogurt in a bowl and mix together using a heavy spoon until a dough forms.
Remove the dough from the bowl and place on a lightly floured work surface. Knead by hand for 1 minute or so until it is soft and pliable.
STEP 2
Divide the dough into 6 equal portions.
Roll each portion into a rope (approximately 6 inches in length); secure ends. Place onto the prepared baking sheet.
STEP 3
Cover tops with egg wash and toppings of your choice.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown! That’s it!
RECIPE NOTES
- Greek yogurt works best for this recipe, but use another variety if that is all you have on hand. Or try adding a flavored yogurt to change things up!
- Bread flour is NOT needed for this recipe. Go all-purpose!
WHAT TOPPINGS TO PUT ON YOUR BAGELS
After you brush your bagel dough with an egg wash and before you pop it into the oven, add toppings that will bake into the bread and add delicious flavor. Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Everything but the Bagel Seasoning is my favorite thing to sprinkle over bagels before baking them. You can easily find this popular seasoning at any Trader Joe’s store OR you can make it yourself!
- For a simpler but similar bagel topping, sprinkle minced garlic and sea salt over the tops.
- Try going the sweet route and coat the tops of your bagels with cinnamon and sugar!
- Crushed red pepper flakes and minced jalapenos would taste FANTASTIC for spice lovers!
- Or you can just go plain! Still YUM!
WHAT GOES WELL WITH A BAGEL
One of the things I love about bagels is how versatile they are! They are scrumptious when both savory and sweet, which makes them a unique snack, lunch or breakfast option. Cream cheese is the obvious choice when wanting to put something on a bagel, but these options are delicious, too!
- Sandwich toppings such as mayo, mustard, deli meat, lettuce and tomato slices make a delicious sandwich when stuffed inside a bagel.
- Turn a bagel into breakfast by adding eggs, cheese and bacon.
- Changing up the cream cheese flavor can totally transform a bagel. Try chive and onion or blueberry or any of the other flavor options available.
- Sandwich pizza ingredients inside a bagel and toast it in the oven until the cheese has melted!
Have fun making your own bagels! Please stop back and let me know how they turned out AND which toppings/additions you used!
OTHER DELICIOUS HOMEMADE NO YEAST BREAD RECIPES
- This Banana Bread recipe is tried, tested, delicious and EASY! Banana bread is naturally sweet, has a great texture and keeps the loaf of bread moist. Great way to use up those ripe bananas staring at you from your counter top Topped with a brown sugar crumble, this loaf won’t last long!
- With just 20 minutes of prep and 5 ingredients, this pizza dough is ready to be put in the oven! No yeast, rising or waiting is required and it produces a perfect pizza every time!
- Pumpkin Banana Bread Recipe – Pumpkin AND bananas join forces in this tasty bread! This is a great fall treat and your house has never smelled so good.
- Reese’s Banana Bread – Add Reese’s peanut butter cups to Banana Bread to make it a delectable treat! You’ll never look at a loaf of banana bread the same ever again.
- Best Beer Bread – This is the easiest, most delicious Beer Bread recipe you will find! Only a handful of ingredients are required for this no-fail, flavorful loaf of bread.
How To Make Homemade Bagels – No Yeast Required!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt
- 1 egg beaten
- Everything Bagel Seasoning or other toppings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and yogurt. Mix until dough forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until soft and no longer sticky (1-2 minutes).
- Divide dough into 6 equal portions. Roll each portion into a rope using your hands and cinch ends together to form a bagel. Place onto the prepared baking sheet. Brush the egg wash over the tops of the bagels and top with desired toppings. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
I used 50/50 whole wheat and white flour. They turned out great loved the movie sprinkled cheese on top so easy
Thank you so much.
That’s great to hear! Thank you for sharing.
My first time turned out burnt in the bottom and pale on top.
Oh no! That’s so frustrating when you’re excited to dig into a new food. The things that I can think to check are using the middle shelf of your oven, let the oven preheat so it’s evenly heated and use a pan you know bakes well. Did the bottoms burn from excess egg wash leaking down? These are a great snack once you figure out how to make them.
I’m blown away! These were so delicious! I used Fage 2% plain Greek yogurt and they were perfection! I do think I cooked them for a least the full 20 min, maybe a tad longer.
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed them! I love them too and are such a great snack to have on hand or to make for breakfast.
Can I use brown rice flour instead?
I haven’t tried it but I imagine it would be a simple tweak to the recipe. Let me know if you do and how they turn out!
I just took these out of the oven. I made a mistake and put the egg in with the mixture Didn’t hurt at all
these are delicious. One change I had to make they took 35 minutes to bake not 20 they weren’t getting
brown on top
Those whoopsy daisies always make you catch your breath but yeah, sometimes the food turns out just fine! Baking time does vary from oven to oven, different areas of the world. So thank you for sharing!
you made egg flavor bagels- just like the store!
Hey! My family loves this recipe and have made it many times! Making a new batch today and am curious if you have a preference of percentage of fat in the Greek yogurt you would suggest for use? Thanks so much!
I think the best baked ingredients are those with full fat in the butter, milk, etc. But if you don’t prefer that, that’s ok! It’ll still turn out.
I was recently diagnosed with a yeast allergy, on top of already having to follow a gluten free diet for many years! Finding bagels that are gluten free AND yeast free is nearly impossible, so I made your recipe with gluten free flour and OMG…..wish I could hug you!!! AMAZING! I will never again go on extensive hunts to find GF/Yeast Free bagels- your recipe will be my go-to from now on! Thank you so much!!
I am SO glad that you found a recipe to enjoy! Thank you for sharing the GF flour works, because I’m sure there are other families that would love to know that. Thanks for making me smile today!
What gluten free flour did you use?
This is the BEST no yeast bagel recipe I have ever done! Nice size, nice texture and delicious!
That’s great to hear! Thank you for sharing.
All the reviews are right, these are AMAZING!! I’m allergic to yeast and haven’t had a bagel in years and this was so good it made me cry hahaha definitely making it again as it was so easy and delicious! 10/10!!
Yay! Glad you enjoyed them – they are delicious!
I feel as though I MUST have done something wrong based on these reviews but I just can’t figure out what. I tried making these and followed the recipe EXACTLY. I double checked myself numerous times to see if I missed something and I don’t think that I did. However, the dough was like soup. I added at least three extra cups of flour and it was still just barely anything more than liquid. Could it be that an ingredient had gone bad? I don’t doubt that this recipe is wonderful, I would just love to know what I did wrong!
Hi Olivia, I’m so sorry that you had that happen, so frustrating. As you mix the dry ingredients, I would slowly add in the liquid and mix until you have a good dough forming. You should be able to see the liquid absorbing into the dry mix and avoid it being soupy.
OMG…I have just made them…ABSOLUTELY AMAZING RECIPE…I have added crispy fried onion to the dough and it turned out brill!Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us
Mmm that sounds like a great addition! Glad you liked it!
Early on in the pandemic, I was looking for no-yeast bagel recipes, and came upon this one. Over the last 4 months, I have made these bagels at least once every few weeks. They are delicious every single time!
Yay! That’s great to hear!
So good and so easy to make! I never thought I’d be able to make homemade bagels but these turned out amazing!
So glad you tried it and now can enjoy them! Thanks for sharing!
Great recipe! Just made some and they turned out perfect and delicious!
Love it! Did you eat them with cream cheese or make a savory sandwich? Thanks for sharing!
These were easy to make and so delicious! Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome Susan! Thank you for sharing that you enjoyed them. I do too!
Loved making these bagels it was so fun and easy! I’m wondering if I can put blueberries into the mixture? Should I still put salt in the mixture too? I love a blueberry bagel for breakfast!
I don’t have yogurt is ther something else I can use ?
Hi Velma, I haven’t experimented with alternatives to Greek yogurt. Sour cream might work in this case. Let me know if you have success with it!
I used sour cream it worked!
Can you sub whole wheat flour here?
Hi, I don’t see any reason not to, but I have not tried it myself so let me know if you do it and how you like them!
We have not been able to get yeast either and have been craving a good bagel. These are very good for the few ingredients needed. Thank you for sharing
You’re welcome Sue. I’m glad you enjoyed them and thank you for sharing!
Just made these bagels! You can’t get yeast or bread flour anywhere, so I google-searched this alternative.
My husband & I agreed- so delicious! 😋
I baked for 35 minutes & toasted them after slicing. 👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks so much!
Sarah, thank you so much for sharing! I’m glad you enjoyed them – I think they are super tasty too!
It’s been hard to find flour and yeast during this pandemic. I got an order of flour that came in yesterday. I was super excited but realized it was bread flour instead of all purpose flour. I didn’t quite want to make bread bread and I don’t have yeast. So I was thrilled to find this recipe to give my bread flour a try, a bit intimidated that it wouldn’t work with this recipe… It was super simple to make and turned out delicious with the bread flour. Didn’t tweak a thing from your recipe. I made a few with everything seasoning and a few with cheese and jalepino. I plan to make a batch for my mom to bring to her on Mother’s Day! Thank you for the recipe! So delish!
So glad you enjoyed them and shared too! Bread flour gives it that more chewy bite to it so I could see that working out well. It’s not fun to be out of things that we commonly use, but it always feels great to be able to use what we can get and make something good from it. Great job!