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Calling all sweet & salty lovers – this is the bagel for you! Salty chocolate chip bagels combine rich chocolate and flaky sea salt in the ultimate dessert x breakfast crossover.
You HAVE to try these Homemade Bagels
I made these salty chocolate chip bagels at the request of one of my Instagram followers. The inspo for this excellent sweet and salty bagel comes from her local bagel shop, Hank’s, and I immediately fell in love with it! If you, like me, are not fortunate enough to live near Hank’s establishment you’ll have to give this salty chocolate bagel recipe a try so you’re no longer missing out! Without being overtly sweet, these homemade bagels harness the power of combining bittersweet chocolate chips and flakey sea salt in a tender, slightly chewy and overwhelmingly fabulous way.
Ingredients for Sweet and Salty Bagels
- Warm water (105°F -113°F) – Getting the temperature of the water right will foster yeast growth and give your bagels the perfect rise.
- Dry active yeast
- Brown sugar, packed and separated – This helps flavor the bagel and acts as a substitute for barley malt found in other bagels.
- Bread flour – An absolute must! This makes your bagels SO SOFT.
- Salt
- Chocolate chips – You can use whatever brand of chocolate chips you fancy. I used Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips.
- Flakey sea salt
- Egg wash: 1 egg white + 1 tbsp water
How to Make Homemade Bagels
- In a small bowl, add the warm water, dry active yeast and 1 tbsp brown sugar. Stir to combine and set aside.
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, add the 4 1/2 cups of bread flour, salt and remaining 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Stir to combine.
- Your yeast mixture should be bubbly and foamy. Add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients.
- If using a stand mixer, use the dough hook and knead for 10 minutes, you will most likely need to add the extra 3 tbsp of flour to keep the dough workable but soft.
- If mixing by hand, start by stirring the dry ingredients into the yeast mixture until a shaggy dough forms. At this point, pour the contents onto a clean surface and knead by hand for 10 minutes. Add the extra 2-3 tbsp of bread flour as needed to keep the dough soft but workable. Knead by Pushing the dough, turning and folding it in half. Repeating this for 10 minutes.
- Lastly, knead in the chocolate chips, until distributed evenly.
- Once the dough has finished kneading, allow the dough to rest for 5 minutes.
- Use a sharp knife or bench scraper to cut the dough into 8 equal sized pieces. (Cut the dough in half, then each half in half again and then once more)
- Take each portion of dough and knead into a tight ball. Once in a ball, press your thumb into the center of the ball and gently squeeze and pull the dough while rotating it around your thumb to create the bagel shape. Place onto a parchment or silicone lined 3/4 cookie sheet (this is just a larger cookie sheet).
- Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Cover the cookie sheet with plastic wrap and allow the bagels to rise for 30 minutes.
Baking Your Homemade Bagels
- Preheat the oven to 425°F once the bagels have risen for 30 minutes.
- In a large pot, boil about 4 inches of water. Once the water is at a rolling boil, carefully drop the risen bagels into the boiling water one by one. You may have to do this in a few batches. Boil the bagels for about 1 minute, flip over to the other side and boil for an additional minute.
- Use a large slotted spoon or spider strainer to remove the bagels and return to the lined cookie sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining bagels. While the next batch of bagels are boiling, brush the previously boiled bagels with the egg wash mixture, then generously sprinkling with the flakey sea salt.
- Once all of the bagels have boiled and are topped with sea salt, bake in the 425° F oven for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow the bagels to cool for 10 minutes before cutting and enjoying.
- Store in a zip top bag at room temperature for up to 3 days. Enjoy!
How should I store my homemade bagels?
Once these salty chocolate chip bagels are cooled, store them in an airtight bag on the counter for up to 3 days. Alternatively, you can also pop these in the freezer in a zip top bag for up to 3 months.
What should I put on a Salty Chocolate Chip Bagel?
First things first, these are OUTSTANDING toasted with a little butter, so that’s always my go-to. You can also dress these up with a regular or fancy cream cheese (strawberry would be so delish IMO).
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Salty Chocolate Chip Bagels
Calling all sweet & salty lovers – this is the bagel for you! Salty chocolate chip bagels combine rich chocolate and flakey sea salt in the ultimate dessert x breakfast crossover.
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water (105°F -113°F)
- 1 1/2 tbsp dry active yeast
- 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp brown sugar, packed and separated
- 4 1/2 cups + 2-3 tbsp bread flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup- 3/4 cup chocolate chips, *I used Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp flakey sea salt
- egg wash: 1 egg white + 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add the warm water, dry active yeast and 1 tbsp brown sugar. Stir to combine and set aside.
- In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, add the 4 1/2 cups of bread flour, salt and remaining 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Stir to combine.
- Your yeast mixture should be bubbly and foamy. Add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients.
- If using a stand mixer, use the dough hook and knead for 10 minutes, you will most likely need to add the extra 3 tbsp of flour to keep the dough workable but soft.
- If mixing by hand, start by stirring the dry ingredients into the yeast mixture until a shaggy dough forms. At this point, pour the contents onto a clean surface and knead by hand for 10 minutes. Add the extra 2-3 tbsp of bread flour as needed to keep the dough soft but workable. Knead by Pushing the dough, turning and folding it in half. Repeating this for 10 minutes.
- Lastly, knead in the chocolate chips, until distributed evenly.
- Once the dough has finished kneading, allow the dough to rest for 5 minutes.
- Use a sharp knife or bench scraper to cut the dough into 8 equal sized pieces. (Cut the dough in half, then each half in half again and then once more)
- Take each portion of dough and knead into a tight ball. Once in a ball, press your thumb into the center of the ball and gently squeeze and pull the dough while rotating it around your thumb to create the bagel shape. Place onto a parchment or silicone lined 3/4 cookie sheet (this is just a larger cookie sheet).
- Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Cover the cookie sheet with plastic wrap and allow the bagels to rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F once the bagels have risen for 30 minutes.
- In a large pot, boil about 4 inches of water. Once the water is at a rolling boil, carefully drop the risen bagels into the boiling water one by one. You may have to do this in a few batches. Boil the bagels for about 1 minute, flip over to the other side and boil for an additional minute.
- Use a large slotted spoon or spider strainer to remove the bagels and return to the lined cookie sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining bagels. While the next batch of bagels are boiling, brush the previously boiled bagels with the egg wash mixture, then generously sprinkling with the flakey sea salt.
- Once all of the bagels have boiled and are topped with sea salt, bake in the 425° F oven for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow the bagels to cool for 10 minutes before cutting and enjoying.
- Store in a zip top bag at room temperature for up to 3 days. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 2kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 582mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.02mg
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