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Homemade Bagels with Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese

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 Homemade Bagels with Garlic & Herb Cream Cheese
Recipe for the week of March 2, 2026. Please note ingredients are subject to change due to availability.
Course Breakfast, Side Dish
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
10 bagles
Ingredients
For the Bagels
  • 1 1/4 cups water warm
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 5 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
For Toppings
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/8 cup sesame seeds
For the Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 bunch fresh Italian flat leaf parsley finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon dried onion
Course Breakfast, Side Dish
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
10 bagles
Ingredients
For the Bagels
  • 1 1/4 cups water warm
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 5 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
For Toppings
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/8 cup sesame seeds
For the Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 bunch fresh Italian flat leaf parsley finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon dried onion
Instructions
For the Bagels
  1. Combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  2. Once the yeast has foamed/bubbled on top a bit, mix in the flour and salt until a dough starts to come together. Once the dough is not sticky, begin to knead it by hand into a smooth ball.
  3. Lightly grease the bowl, place the ball of dough into the bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and let rest until doubled in size.
  4. Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and split it into even sections.
  5. Form a round ball with each section of dough. Once it's a round ball, poke a hole through the center of each ball of dough and try to stretch it out a little so it looks like a bagel shape.
  6. Place the bagel doughs on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and lightly grease the parchment paper.
  7. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
For the Toppings
  1. About 5 minutes before the bagels are done resting, preheat the oven to 400F. Fill a pot with water and add the honey and bring that to a boil.
  2. Reduce the heat to medium-high and gently place 2-3 bagels in the pot at a time. Boil each side for about 45 seconds, remove from the water and place back onto the cookie sheet. Repeat until all the bagels have been boiled.
  3. Brush the boiled bagels with egg white and add desired toppings. Once done, bake the bagels for about 18 minutes, until they’ve browned nicely.
For the Cream Cheese
  1. In a bowl, immersion blend the cream cheese until it is very smooth and there are no lumps. Run a spatula around to make sure you have reached all the cream cheese.
  2. Add in the garlic and parsley and continue blending until combined.