{"id":155061,"date":"2026-01-01T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/?p=155061"},"modified":"2026-01-01T05:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T10:42:57","slug":"homemade-blueberry-bagels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/homemade-blueberry-bagels\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Blueberry Bagels (Real Flavor)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learn how to make homemade blueberry bagels<\/strong> completely from scratch. These bagels are chewy on the outside, soft and dense on the inside, and packed with real blueberries. Taste testers said they were the most flavorful blueberry bagels they’d ever had, and we agree\u2014just look at their gorgeous color!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s nothing quite like a fresh bagel, especially when it\u2019s warm from the oven, lightly crisp on the outside, and packed with blueberries inside! These homemade blueberry bagels are soft, very chewy, subtly sweet, and boast a gorgeous, naturally violet hue. Best of all, they\u2019re made with simple, real ingredients and the dough can be prepped ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My team and I tested these blueberry bagels many times over the past 2 months to get the texture just right<\/em>: not too dense, not too bready, and never gummy. The key is a sturdy yet soft dough, a quick boil before baking, and plenty of blueberries in every bite. This was a tall order!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve ever made homemade bagels<\/a>, the process will be familiar to you. And if this is your first time, let me assure you: this recipe is very doable, even for beginners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yeast Beginners: Start Here<\/h2>

Reference this Baking with Yeast Guide<\/a> whenever you work with baker’s yeast. I include practical answers to all of your common yeast questions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients You Need:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Fresh or Frozen Blueberries:<\/strong> We’ll flavor and tint the dough with a homemade blueberry reduction. Something similar to this blueberry sauce topping<\/a>, but not as thick. For the reduction, you can use fresh or frozen blueberries; I use frozen, which are convenient and available year round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Granulated Sugar:<\/strong> You’ll need to divide it in half; cook half with the blueberries, and add the remaining half to the yeast and water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Warm Water: <\/strong>Liquid for the dough.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Yeast: <\/strong>Allows the dough to rise. I recommend an instant or active dry yeast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Vanilla: <\/strong>A teaspoon of vanilla extract complements and enhances the blueberry flavor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Dried Blueberries: <\/strong>Look for the kind that are chewy, like raisins or dried cranberries. We haven’t tested these bagels with freeze-dried blueberries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Bread Flour:<\/strong> A high-protein flour is necessary for bagels. We want a dense and chewy texture, not soft and flaky like homemade cinnamon rolls<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Salt:<\/strong> Can’t make flavorful bread without it!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Step-by-Step: How to Make Blueberry Bagels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Cook the fresh or frozen blueberries with a little sugar until they break down into a loose sauce, about 10 minutes. You should have 1\/2 cup (about 130g); do not use more than that in the dough. Let it cool slightly before adding it to the dough (too much heat can kill the yeast).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The blueberry reduction will be looser\/thinner than a jam, and even thinner than blueberry sauce topping<\/a>. This is what you’re going for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Whisk together the remaining sugar, warm water, and yeast. Cover and let it sit for about 5\u201310 minutes until foamy and frothy. Mix in the remaining dough ingredients, including the cooled blueberry mixture and dried blueberries, until a dense, slightly tacky dough forms. If it feels dry, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Knead the dough by hand or use a stand mixer. (Need help? I have a full visual guide in my How to Knead Dough<\/a> tutorial.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After the dough has been kneaded, cover it and let it rise until about doubled in size, about 2 hours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    How to Shape Blueberry Bagels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Punch down the dough, then divide it into 8 sections and shape into bagels. If you have a food scale<\/a>, it’s helpful here for dividing the dough evenly. Our bagels each weighed around 130g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Poke a hole through the center and gently stretch to about 1.5\u20132 inches wide. They don\u2019t need to be perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Bagel Water Bath<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Bagels must cook for 1 minute on each side in a pot of boiling water. This is actually the most important step<\/strong> in the whole recipe. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Boiling the bagels gives them their beautiful shine. But looks aren’t everything\u2014this shine is actually a result of the dough’s starches gelatinizing, which creates a crisp, shiny coating. I learned this from Cooks Illustrated<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Boiling bagels cooks the outer layer of dough, which guarantees they’ll hold their shape in the oven.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Add honey or barley malt syrup to the water bath. Why? The sugar adds extra caramelization<\/strong> and crisp<\/strong>. Brushing the boiled bagels with egg wash does the same. Don’t skip either!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Once your bagels are boiled and egg-washed, they’re ready for the oven! Bake until these purple beauties darken on top to a deep golden-brown shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Homemade blueberry bagels are one of those baking projects<\/a> that feel extra rewarding, because they taste infinitely better than store-bought. Slice, toast, slather with cream cheese, enjoy plain\u2026 however you like them, they\u2019re always a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuthor:<\/span> <a data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/about-sally-mckenney\/\">Sally McKenney<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"prep-time\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-clock\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrep Time:<\/span> <span data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-prep-time\">2 hours, 40 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"cook-time\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-clock\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCook Time:<\/span> <span data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-time\">26 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"total-time\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-clock\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTotal Time:<\/span> <span data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-total-time\">3 hours, 10 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"yield\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-cutlery\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYield:<\/span> <span data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-yield\">8 bagels<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"category\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-folder\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCategory:<\/span> <span data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-category\">Bread<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"method\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-squares\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMethod:<\/span> <span data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-method\">Baking<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"cuisine\"><span class=\"tasty-recipes-label\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-label-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"detail-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"icon-color.color\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-flag\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCuisine:<\/span> <span data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"detail-value-color.color\" class=\"tasty-recipes-cuisine\">American<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-button-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a class=\"button tasty-recipes-print-button tasty-recipes-no-print\" href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/homemade-blueberry-bagels\/print\/155063\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"\">\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"svg-print\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#tasty-recipes-icon-print\"><\/use><\/svg>\n\t\tPrint Recipe<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-entry-content\">\n\t<hr style=\"border-color: #BEB9B7 !important; background-color: #BEB9B7 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"secondary-color.border-color secondary-color.background-color\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-description\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Description<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-description-body\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>These homemade blueberry bagels are wonderfully chewy on the outside, soft and dense on the inside, and packed with real blueberries. The dough is flavored with a quick stovetop blueberry sauce and chewy dried blueberries. Made completely from scratch with simple ingredients and unbeatable flavor! Make-ahead and freezing instructions included below.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"border-color: #BEB9B7 !important; background-color: #BEB9B7 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"secondary-color.border-color secondary-color.background-color\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients-clipboard-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-units-scale-container\"><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-ingredients-body\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c389\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c389\" aria-label=\"1 and 1\/2 cups (about 200g) fresh or frozen blueberries\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c389\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"1\">1<\/span> and 1\/2 cups (about <span data-amount=\"200\" data-unit=\"g\">200g<\/span>) <strong>fresh or frozen blueberries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3a0\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3a0\" aria-label=\"1\/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar, divided\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3a0\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"0.25\" data-unit=\"cup\">1\/4 cup<\/span> (<span data-amount=\"50\" data-unit=\"g\">50g<\/span>) <strong>granulated sugar<\/strong>, divided<\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3b3\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3b3\" aria-label=\"1 cup (240g\/ml) warm water\u00a0(between 100\u2013110\u00b0F\/38\u201343\u00b0C)\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3b3\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"1\" data-unit=\"cup\">1 cup<\/span> (<span data-amount=\"240\" data-unit=\"g\">240g<\/span>\/ml) <strong>warm water\u00a0<\/strong>(between 100\u2013110\u00b0F\/38\u201343\u00b0C)<\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3c3\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3c3\" aria-label=\"1 Tablespoon instant or active dry yeast*\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3c3\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"1\" data-unit=\"tablespoon\">1 Tablespoon<\/span> instant or active dry <strong>yeast<\/strong>*<\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3d2\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3d2\" aria-label=\"1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3d2\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"1\" data-unit=\"teaspoon\">1 teaspoon<\/span> <strong>pure vanilla extract<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3e2\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3e2\" aria-label=\"3\/4 cup (120g) dried blueberries\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3e2\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"0.75\" data-unit=\"cup\">3\/4 cup<\/span> (<span data-amount=\"120\" data-unit=\"g\">120g<\/span>) <strong>dried blueberries<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3fc\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3fc\" aria-label=\"3 and 3\/4 cups (488g) bread flour (spooned & leveled), plus more as needed*\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c3fc\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"3\">3<\/span> and 3\/4 cups (<span data-amount=\"488\" data-unit=\"g\">488g<\/span>) <strong>bread flour<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/how-to-measure-baking-ingredients\/\" rel=\"\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/measuring-101\/&source=gmail&ust=1572401297281000&usg=AFQjCNFnvNIpMHvj6pe-Qb9VpHzIEdJ5Sg\">spooned & leveled<\/a>), plus more as needed*<\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c422\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c422\" aria-label=\"2 teaspoons salt\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c422\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"2\" data-unit=\"teaspoon\">2 teaspoons<\/span> <strong>salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c430\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c430\" aria-label=\"for coating the bowl: nonstick spray or 2 teaspoons butter or olive oil\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c430\"><\/label><\/span><strong>for coating the bowl:<\/strong> nonstick spray or 2 teaspoons butter or olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For Boiling & Topping<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c43d\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c43d\" aria-label=\"2 quarts (1.9L) water\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c43d\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"2\" data-unit=\"quart\">2 quarts<\/span> (1.9L) <strong>water<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c44f\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c44f\" aria-label=\"1\/4 cup (85g) honey or barley malt syrup\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c44f\"><\/label><\/span><span data-amount=\"0.25\" data-unit=\"cup\">1\/4 cup<\/span> (<span data-amount=\"85\" data-unit=\"g\">85g<\/span>) <strong>honey or<\/strong> <strong>barley malt syrup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-tr-ingredient-checkbox=\"\"><span class=\"tr-ingredient-checkbox-container\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c45b\" id=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c45b\" aria-label=\"egg wash: 1 egg white beaten with 1 Tablespoon water\"><label for=\"ingredient_checkbox_69767c0e8c45b\"><\/label><\/span><strong>egg wash:<\/strong> 1 egg white beaten with 1 Tablespoon water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--INSIDE_INGREDIENTS--><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-mode\">\n\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-mode__container\">\n\t\t<label class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-mode__switch\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"tasty_recipes_69767c0e8cc7f_cookmode\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-mode__switch-slider tasty-recipes-cook-mode__switch-round\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-tasty-recipes-customization=\"button-color.background button-text-color.color\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<label for=\"tasty_recipes_69767c0e8cc7f_cookmode\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-mode__label\">Cook Mode<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tasty-recipes-cook-mode__helper\">\n\t\t\t\tPrevent your screen from going dark\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/label>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"border-color: #BEB9B7 !important; background-color: #BEB9B7 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"secondary-color.border-color secondary-color.background-color\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-instructions\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-instructions-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-instructions-body\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-1\"><strong>Cook the blueberries:<\/strong> Place the blueberries and half of the sugar (2 Tbsp\/25g) in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring with a silicone spatula, until you have a blueberry sauce, a little thinner than a jam, about 10 minutes. You should have around 1\/2 cup of sauce, or about 130g. Pour into a heat-proof bowl and let cool slightly (to about 110\u00b0F or cooler). Feel free to speed it up by placing it in the refrigerator while you continue.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-2\"><strong>Prepare the dough:<\/strong> In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment, whisk the warm water, remaining 2 Tablespoons of sugar, and yeast together. Cover and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy and frothy on the surface. <strong>*If you don\u2019t have a stand mixer,<\/strong> use a large mixing bowl and mix the dough with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula in the next step.*<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-3\">To the yeast mixture, add 1\/2 cup (130g) of the slightly cooled blueberry sauce (do not exceed that amount), followed by the vanilla extract, dried blueberries, 1 cup of the bread flour, and the salt, then beat on medium speed until incorporated. Add the remaining flour and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until the dough comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. If it seems too sticky and clings to the sides of the bowl instead of forming a rough mass around the dough hook or spoon, add more flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, and continue to mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be stiff. If it is dry or crumbly and breaks off in pieces, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, mixing well after each addition.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-4\"><strong>Knead the dough: <\/strong>When the dough has reached the proper consistency, beat on low speed with the dough hook for an additional 6\u20138 minutes, or knead by hand on a lightly floured surface for 6\u20138 minutes, until the dough feels smooth and elastic. (If you\u2019re new to bread-making, my <a href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/how-to-knead-dough\/\" rel=\"\">How to Knead Dough<\/a> video tutorial can help here.) If the dough becomes too sticky during the kneading process, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of flour at a time on the dough or on the work surface\/in the bowl to make a soft, slightly tacky dough. Do not add more flour than you need because you do not want a dry dough.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-5\">Lightly grease a large bowl with nonstick spray, butter, or oil. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it to coat all sides in the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel. Allow the dough to rise at room temperature for 2 hours, or until doubled in size.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-6\">Line two large <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xzOrXO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">baking sheets<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uO6APL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">parchment paper<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kOnpUm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">silicone baking mats<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-7\"><strong>Shape the bagels:<\/strong> When the dough is risen, punch it down to release the air. On a lightly floured surface, divide the dough into 8 equal pieces, about 130g each. Shape each piece into a ball. Press your index finger through the center of each ball and stretch to create a bagel shape with a hole about 1.5\u20132 inches in diameter. Arrange the shaped bagels on the prepared baking sheets. Loosely cover the shaped bagels with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let them rest for 5\u201310 minutes as you prepare the water bath.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-8\">Preheat the oven to 425\u00b0F (218\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-9\"><strong>Water bath:<\/strong> Fill a large, wide pot with 2 quarts (1.9L) of water. Whisk in the honey or barley malt syrup. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-high. Drop 2 or 3 bagels in at a time, making sure they have enough room to float around. Boil the bagels for 1 minute, then use a spatula to flip each bagel over and boil for 1 minute more. Using a slotted metal spatula, lift the bagels out of the water, letting the excess water drain off. Place the bagels back on the lined baking sheets. Repeat with remaining bagels.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-10\">Using a pastry brush, brush the egg wash on top and around the sides of each bagel.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-11\">Bake for 26\u201330 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through, until the bagels have lightly browned. Allow the bagels to cool on the baking sheets for 20 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-12\">Slice, toast, top, whatever you want! Cover leftover bagels tightly and store at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. You can freeze them for up to 3 months.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipe-video-embed\" id=\"tasty-recipe-video-embed-155063\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipe-responsive-iframe-container tasty-recipe-responsive-iframe-container-4f601c14\"><iframe class=\"fitvidsignore fitvidsignore\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MuEee9dN9CI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Blueberry Bagels | Sally's Baking\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-notes\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"h3-color.color h3-transform.text-transform\">Notes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tasty-recipes-notes-body\" style=\"color: #010101 !important;\" data-tasty-recipes-customization=\"body-color.color\">\n\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>Overnight Make-Ahead Instructions:<\/strong> Prepare the dough through step 5, but allow the dough to rise overnight in the refrigerator instead of at room temperature. The slow rise gives the bagels wonderful flavor! In the morning, remove the dough from the refrigerator and let the dough rise for 45 minutes at room temperature. Continue with step 6. I don’t recommend shaping the bagels the night before as they will puff up too much overnight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freezing Make-Ahead Instructions:<\/strong> Baked bagels freeze wonderfully! Freeze them for up to 3 months, thaw overnight in the refrigerator or at room temperature, then warm to your liking. You can also freeze the bagel dough. After punching down the dough in step 7, wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap, then a layer of aluminum foil\u2014or seal it tightly in a freezer bag. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then punch the dough down again to release any air bubbles. Continue with the rest of step 7.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Tools <\/strong>(affiliate links): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3CfK70N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Small Saucepan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OMbx3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Stand Mixer<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xzOrXO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Baking Sheets<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3uO6APL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Parchment Paper<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kOnpUm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Silicone Baking Mats<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BtYKLH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Food Scale<\/a> | Large Pot (such as a 5- or 6-quart <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Shtonn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Dutch oven<\/a>) | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YUKbhS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pastry Brush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yeast:<\/strong> Use instant or active dry yeast. If using active dry yeast, the rise time may be slightly longer. 1 standard packet is about 2 and 1\/4 teaspoons, so you will need a little more than 1 packet of yeast. Reference my <a href=\"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/baking-with-yeast\/\" rel=\"\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/baking-with-yeast\/&source=gmail&ust=1572401296998000&usg=AFQjCNHQx5TEc0HdQtQssU4miBjLL28hmA\">Baking with Yeast Guide<\/a> for answers to common yeast FAQs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dried Blueberries: <\/strong>Look for the kind that are chewy, like raisins or dried cranberries. You can skip them if needed, but they add concentrated blueberry flavor and chewy texture. Without them, the bagels will be milder in flavor. We haven’t tested these bagels with freeze-dried blueberries.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bread Flour:\u00a0<\/strong>Bagels require a high-protein flour. Bread flour is a must. 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