Food Network

Sponsor Recommendations

Recipe Reviews

Here’s how the rating system works:


Homemade Bagels
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2002
Show: Emeril Live  Episode: Bagel Bites
Overall User Rating: Overall User Rating


Good bagels
11/26/2005 at 02:23pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
This recipe is very easy. However, quite hard to make it




Good
10/31/2006 at 01:40pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
Good but a little over cooked if you following exact recipe. I would cook for a little less time.




First time baking bagels! GREAT!
10/23/2007 at 07:54am
User: John from Niceville, FL    User Rating:
These take a while, not difficult however. And they were as good as ANY I have ever had in a bagel shop. I would like to try some feta-spinach bagels, anyone care to advise how much of each to add to the recipe? And they are CHEAP to make as well! Why pay $2.00 or more each when you can make at home, BETTER than you can buy out, and for about 10% of the cost!




Not bad. . . I wish there was a pumpernickle recp.
10/20/2005 at 08:33pm
User: J from Atlanta, GA    User Rating:
I've been making homemade bagels with my mom since I was a kid (I'm in my 30's now.) I lost Mom's fantastic (original) instructions. These aren't dynamic AWESOME bagels but they are very good. The first time they didn't rise like they should and I got TEENY TINY bagels. . .the recipie is missing a few items like why get out the Kitchenmaid if you're going to use a wooden spoon to mix. . . I used my stand mixer and a dough hook. Also where does the cornmeal come in? (I found out from reading the reviews. If you have several hours and want to be in the kitchen this is a great one to add to the box!




WOW!!! So easy and fun
10/16/2005 at 03:45pm
User: Shari from Spokane, WA    User Rating:
My 13 year old daughter helped me with this one and we had a blast not only making them but eating them as well. These are great.




Classic flavor!
10/16/2005 at 10:20am
User: HEATHER from Briarcliff Manor, NY    User Rating:
I've made these a bunch now and have come up with a few tips. 1) The recipe as is is delicious. 2) Baking them for 20 minutes at 400 is long enough. 3) Right after you boil them, you can roll one side in a topping (my family loves poppy seeds). The seeds stick to the wet dough. Then just bake them on a bed of cornmeal with the topping side up. Skip the step that tells you to flip them after 5 minutes. 4) I have found that poking my finger through the bagel, rather than rolling them into a log and then connecting the ends, produces a prettier bagel. 5) You can freeze the dough after you shape the bagels (but before the second rise). Then either defrost and let rise in the morning if you have plenty of time, or defrost overnight in the refrigerator (make sure to oil the bagel before you put it in the fridge to defrost) and then boil and bake in the morning. Terrific for fresh bagels in the morning. It's the only way I can get my daughter to eat before school and she loves them. Happy baking!




Good
10/15/2005 at 01:08pm
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
Good




Bagels Made Easy (well, kind of)
09/29/2005 at 11:06am
User: Catherine from Brooklyn, NY    User Rating:
Directions are great and easy to follow. Finished product was fantastic. I like to use organic products and have found some excellent bread recipes, but the bagels were something I could never find! THANKS!




the best recipe for bagel
09/14/2006 at 11:52am
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
this the best recipe for bagels i have ever found




Awesome
09/07/2005 at 02:17pm
User: MATT from Denver, CO    User Rating:
This recipe was awesome and easy to do.




Yummy!
07/19/2007 at 04:07pm
User: Richelle from Hales Corners, WI    User Rating:
The bagels were wonderful and fun to make. Agreed that the recipe needs to be touched up by an editor for consistency in detail (regarding the cornmeal and use of a stand mixer). I did all of the mixing/kneading in my stand mixer with the dough hook. I skipped the cornmeal and didn't miss it at all. As another poster suggested I sprinkled the bagels with my toppings (half w/sesame half w/poppy seeds)after the boiling. They were perfect. I served them with homemade sun-dried Tomato Basil Cream Cheese.




LOVE IT!
07/04/2006 at 02:50pm
User: Kat from Park Ridge, IL    User Rating:
this recipe is amazing my dad makes me make them atleast once a week. Asiago cheese is the greatest. I puit some inside and top the rest and i do not use the corn meal at all and do the abreviated cooking time. Delic!




Homemade Bagels are delicious
06/22/2004 at 06:32am
User: Anonymous    User Rating:
great i loved




easy and fun
05/24/2006 at 08:02pm
User: Lisa from Coventry, RI    User Rating:
I live in the country and I don't have a bagel place around the corner. I found this recipe to be great. I make a half batch at night and throw the dough into the frig. I do the rest in the morning and have fresh,warm bagels. I do asiago cheese also. that's my daughters favorite.




Mmmm
05/19/2006 at 05:37pm
User: Ken from DePere, WI    User Rating:
This is a great recipe! Just make sure you have enough time.




Great
05/08/2005 at 09:01am
User: KENDRA from Northfield, MN    User Rating:
wonderful recipe.




stuff them!
03/03/2006 at 06:26pm
User: Amanda from Springfield, MO    User Rating:
I loved this recipe. I added many variations, such as carmelized onion stuffed, garlic asiago bagels.




Tasty
01/31/2005 at 01:22pm
User: CONNIE from Laurel, MD    User Rating:
I used my breadmachine to make the recipe and it worked out pretty well. I made very tasty, not pretty, but very tasty bagels.