BAGEL BREAD

Bagel Bread combines everything you love about bagels into a delicious loaf of bread! This everything bagel bread recipe is perfect for breakfast, a light afternoon snack or even a delicious sandwich!

This bread sliced bagel is the greatest thing since sliced bread, it is seriously so delicious! Making this bread bagel recipe is a bit easier than regular bagels, you can enjoy this light and fluffy treat without all the effort of traditional bagels.

Everything Bagel Bread

While a regular bagel is iconic and delicious, we take it up a notch by making it into a loaf and adding our favorite bagel seasoning as a topping. This means the bread loaf not only looks appealing, but it is savory, flavorful, and delicious too. You can swap out the toppings for poppy seeds, sesame seeds or even omit them entirely, but we love this recipe as-is. I love this recipe for bagel bread, I get to enjoy a tasty morning treat but with the ease of just slicing a piece off.

Why we think you will love this bread recipe

If you need more convincing to give this recipe a try, read on for our top three reasons why we think you will fall in love with it.

• It’s easier than making bagels. Making bagels from scratch means making the dough, dividing it, shaping it, and boiling everything individually before baking. This loaf is one piece instead of several, so you can enjoy less time on the prep work and more time enjoying it.
• Minimal ingredients. Believe it or not, you actually don’t need much to make a loaf of delicious bagel bread. Just a handful of ingredients like flour, yeast, water, and baking soda.
• It is versatile. Serve the bread as is, with butter or cream cheese. I like to take some of the everything bagel seasonings and mix them in my butter. It is also great toasted! 

Bagel Bread Ingredients

Bread

Water: You will need ¾ cups plus 1 tablespoon of warm water (90-95 degrees F) to activate the yeast. If it is colder, it will delay activation, and if it is too warm, it will kill the yeast.

Yeast: You will need 1 tablespoon of active dry yeast to get the dough to rise up properly.

Sugar: Use 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar to feed the yeast so that it grows perfectly.

Salt: Adding in 2 teaspoons of salt will help to bring out the amazing flavors in this bread.

Oil: Use 3 tablespoons of olive oil. If desired, you can use vegetable oil instead.

Flour: Use 2 ⅓ cups of unbleached all-purpose flour for the structural base of this recipe.

Baking soda bath

Water: Giving your bread a water bath is essential for making it taste like an actual bagel, so you will need 6 cups of boiling water.

Baking soda: Adding 2 teaspoons of baking soda to the boiling water will make your bread taste great.

Egg wash

Egg: Use 1 beaten egg for the egg wash, this will give the bread a nice golden appearance once baked.

Water: You will need 1 tablespoon of water to thin down the egg into a brushable consistency.

Everything bagel seasoning: Use 2 tablespoons of everything bagel seasoning so that there is plenty to coat the top of your loaf.

How to Make Bagel Bread

Making the dough

Start by pouring the water, yeast, and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer (or large bowl and use an electric handheld mixer). Allow these ingredients to rest for about 4-5 minutes, until the yeast is foamy/frothy. This is a sign that the yeast has been activated and that the bread dough will rise properly.

Then, add in the salt, olive oil, and flour, mix together until combined.

Once there are no more dry flour streaks, mix the dough together on medium speed for 4-5 minutes. This will knead the bread and help develop the gluten.

Let Rise

Proceed to place the dough into an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a towel, let it rise for 90 minutes in a warm, draft-free location. I like to place my bowl in the microwave.

After the dough has risen, transfer it to a clean flat counter space.

Shape Dough

Continue to flatten the dough out into a rectangle that is about 10×8 inches big.

Then, roll the dough into a log so that it can fit nicely inside a 9×5 bread loaf pan.

Cover the pan with plastic wrap and let it rest again.

Prep

In a big and deep pan or large pot, boil 6 cups of water. The bread needs to be able to fit into the pan, so it needs to be at least 6 inches deep.

Then, get the oven preheating to 350 degrees F.

Next, grease a 9×5 bread loaf pan with butter and set it aside. I like the crust that butter gives, but you can use cooking spray if desired.

Once the water is boiling, add 2 teaspoons of baking soda.

Boil Bread

Proceed to take the bread out of the pan and place it into the boiling water.

Boil it for 1 minute, and then flip the bread over and boil on the other side for 1 minute. The bread doesn’t need to be submerged.

Use both a spatula and tongs to carefully remove the bread loaf from the water and place it into the buttered pan.

Assemble

After that, make the egg wash in a small bowl and continue to brush the top of the loaf with the egg wash.

Next, sprinkle the entire top of the loaf with the everything bagel seasoning.

Bake

Place the bread loaf in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. The internal temperature of the bread should be 195 degrees F once it is cooked.

Cool

Remove the bread from the oven, allow it to cool for a few minutes. Use a thin knife to release the sides of the loaf from the pan.

Take the bread out of the pan and place it onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Be careful, as some of the toppings may be loose.

Serve and enjoy!

How to serve everything bagel bread?

This bread is unlike any other. Made to be chewy in the center with a crispy and chewy crust, this bread is perfect for any occasion or snacking desire. Toast a slice and load it up with some whipped cream cheese, or make yourself a delicious bagel sandwich with eggs, meat, and cheese. You can even eat it as-is, and it’s still irresistibly good.

How long is bagel bread good for?

This bread can be kept stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Keep it stored in the fridge for maximum freshness. If desired, you can reheat a few slices on a plate in the microwave for a warmer experience, as the bread may be extra chewy when cold.

BEST BREAD PAN?

I bake a lot of bread and the pans I prefer are either ceramic, glass or cast iron. These pans will bake bread more evenly and release the bread more easily after baking.  I don’t like using dark or nonstick pans because the bread cooks unevenly. It darkens on the outside before the bread is cooked on the inside, so the coloring is uneven. Read more about which bread pan is the best here!

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Bagel Bread is the perfect combination of bread and bagel, the results are a delicious creation. This everything bagel bread recipe is great for breakfast, an afternoon snack or even a tasty sandwich!