A recipe and tips for making the most amazing homemade bagels. They are chewy, dense and flavorful, with the perfect, glossy crust!
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A recipe and tips for making the most amazing homemade bagels. They are chewy, dense and flavorful, with the perfect, glossy, golden brown crust!

Here's a comprehensive guide to making the most perfect bagels you will ever eat. Best of all they are so easy to make -- beginner-level easy, in fact. And they have everything you look for in a bagel: a chewy, dense but soft crumb, a deliciously shiny and pleasantly stiff crust, and incredible flavor!

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Why you will love this bagel recipe

Perfect bagels each time! Follow the instructions, especially on boiling and proofing times, and you will be enjoying amazing bagels in no time!
Easy recipe. One might imagine a specialized bread would be tedious to make, and time-consuming, but the process of making bagels is rather easy. This was one of the first bread recipes I shared with you on Holy Cow Vegan, and they came out perfectly the first time I made them. Even shaping the bagels with that characteristic hole in the center is easier than, say, shaping a pretzel would be.

Naturally vegan. Bagels are usually dairy-free and eggless and most bakers do not use non-vegan ingredients, so there are no compromises involved in making these vegan bagels!

Loaded with flavor. The bagels are part whol...