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A tray of plain vegan bagels.
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4.89 from 9 votes

Plain Vegan Bagels

These easy plain vegan bagels need just 7 ingredients to make perfect at home breakfast. Chewy, soft, and can be frozen.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Rise Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: breads
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 bagels
Calories: 258kcal

Ingredients

For the bagels

For the water bath

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, whisk together 3 ½ cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. 
  • Then, add in the water.
  • Using a spatula, fold until mostly combined.  Sprinkle a little more flour if needed to not be sticky and form a ball.  
  • Cut the ball into 8 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
  • Poke a hole through the center and stretch the hole a bit to make a center (see video for visual).
  • Place shaped bagel on a parchment lined baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
  • Cover with a damp towel and let rise for 60 minutes
  • 10 minutes before timer goes off heat water in a large pot over medium high heat. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Once boiling add in sugar and blend together until sugar has dissolved.
  • Add in baking soda.
  • Drop 2-3 bagels in at a time for 1 minute. Flip and cook for 1 more minute.
  • Remove bagels and place back on parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Bake bagels for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top, flipping halfway through.
  • Remove from oven and let cool before slicing and eating

Video

Notes

*See post for notes about Top 8 Allergy Free variation
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1bagel | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 717mg | Potassium: 81mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 3mg