Spelt Bagels
Easy and fun to make with children, these delicious spelt bagels hit the spot.
Grace loves fresh baked bread (who doesn’t right?), the smell of bread baking in the oven that then fills the house is hard to resist. One of our favourites, apart from flat breads is the humble bagel.
We tweaked this recipe for spelt flour and they worked out brilliantly, even Grace helped knead the dough and make the holes for the final bagels.
You can adjust the crust toppings to your favourite choices, but the main ones include: sesame seeds, nigella seeds, onions or poppy seeds, we chose sesame seeds as Grace loves them.
The difference between a New York style and a London bagel is the ‘chew factor’. Personally we like our bagels a little chewier this is achieved by boiling the bagel for 2 mins on each side. For a less chewy bagel adjust the boiling to 1 min on each side before baking.
Happy baking…
Slightly modified recipe to cater for Gracie’s dietary requirements original courtesy of the Sophisticated Gourmet.
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20 Comments
Mandy
April 11, 2017 at 8:04 pmLovely – I’ve never made bagels so must give this a try asap
Nicole
April 11, 2017 at 8:12 pmThis recipe looks great!
Mel
July 4, 2020 at 2:38 pmThanks, enjoy 🙂
Iain
March 19, 2018 at 4:03 amI’ve just made a batch of these. My 10yo *loves* bagels and my other half can only tolerate spelt flour so this is a perfect recipe for us. Thumbs up all round, they are delicious. Thanks for posting the recipe 🙂
Mel
March 24, 2018 at 7:02 amThanks for your feedback!! So glad you and your family liked them 🙂
Tracey Ayele
March 30, 2019 at 12:40 amDid you boil and bake? I’ve nrver boiled them baked any flour . I’m nervous. How did they turn out.
Mel
April 7, 2019 at 7:08 amHi, yes you boil and bake these ones 🙂
Susie
April 12, 2018 at 3:21 pmHi!
Great recipe, do you think we could use a stand mixer to knead instead of hand kneading? Would I need to adjust the timing? Also, can I use honey/agave in place of sugar?
Daniel
January 22, 2020 at 11:01 amI was very happy with this recipe. Do you have a sourdough English muffin recipe?
Mel
March 22, 2020 at 4:51 pmNot at this stage sorry
Aimee Hand
March 20, 2020 at 12:21 amI want to try this recipe but How many cups is 500 grams? Siri says 4.17 cups.
I don’t usually bake in metric.
Mel
March 22, 2020 at 4:51 pmHi Aimee, usually two cups is approx 500gm but we use digital scales.
Kate
April 15, 2020 at 9:48 pmI didnt realise it was so easy to swap out for spelt flour…. I love making cinnamon and raisin bagels, orange and cranberry but my favourite has to be parmesan, I just grate the parm (or grana pedano) straight onto the bagels when they come out of the water bath before baking – no need for an egg wash either. Sometimes I go for herbs du provonce in the mix and cheddar on the top too. Thanks for encouranging me to try out alternative flours rather than the ususal white bread flour.
Mel
July 4, 2020 at 2:36 pmHi Kate,
That all sounds really yummy!
elise
May 23, 2020 at 5:44 amHi this recipe is great but at the moment I can’t find spelt what can I substitute with?
Mel
July 4, 2020 at 2:40 pmHi there, just normal flour and just adjust the water (spelt needs more water).
Sarah
July 27, 2020 at 12:20 amI just made these. Absolutely delicious! Followed the recipe and topped with egg wash and Nigella seeds.
Mel
August 23, 2020 at 8:40 amSo glad you liked them, that sounds delish!
Melissa
September 1, 2020 at 12:29 amThese look great! Do you think they would freeze well after baking?
Mel
September 14, 2020 at 11:03 pmShould freeze well for about 3 months before warming up in microwave.