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Posted on: August 13, 2020

Homemade Bagels Shaped like Beagles

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Beagle Bagel on turquoise plate

The Easiest Homemade Bagel Recipe

Homemade bagels are one of the greatest joys to have in the morning alongside a coffee or tea. They are so incredibly easy to make, have a wonderful fluffy texture and are coated with fragrant spices. Bagels can be enjoyed either simple or turned into a breakfast bagel sandwich. Add some cream cheese and your breakfast will go from zero to holy-moly in a few seconds.

What's the best thing about homemade bagels, you ask? Well, they're so easy to make! The ingredients to make this recipe can be found in everyone's pantry/cupboard. 

Beagle Bagel made into sandwich

How to Make Super Cute Bagels

For anyone visiting my corner of the internet, SugarYums, you might have noticed I am slightly obsessed with everything cute. However, if you didn't know that yet, have a look at my other cute bakes. When I started to experiment with bagels, the natural idea that came into my head was.... beagle bagels. I love bagels and I absolutely love beagles (and all doggos in general), so this was perfect! 

These homemade bagels not only taste delicious, but are some much fun to make with kids. They are guaranteed to make even the fussiest eater want to dig in and enjoy this cute beagle bagel. 

Assembling them is not very difficult, and you will see below the steps on how to achieve this look. All you need is a little bit of patience, a splash of food colouring and great energy! 

Three beagle bagels on top of each other

The Bagel Dough

Unlike most baked goods, bagels are made using super simple ingredients that can be found in most pantries. There are only 5 ingredients in the plain bagel. 

Water - Needs to be lukewarm, at 32 deg C if we want to be exact. 

Yeast - Any type of yeast will work: fresh, dried or fast-action. I like to use the latter, as it always gives great results. Just ensure the yeast is still active. 

Flour - Most types of flour can be used, but the best candidate is bread flour (or strong white). I sometimes like to use a mixture of wholewheat and bread flour, to add more fibre goodness. 

Sugar - Again, you can use most types of sugar, but the most common are white and brown sugar. This recipe calls for a small quantity of sugar, as we want to keep it on the healthier side. Sugar will feed the yeast and help it bloom much better. 

Salt - A cook's best friend. Salt will add a lot of flavour to the bagel. You will need two types of salt for this recipe: fine salt for the dough and coarse or flaked for the spice on top. I commonly prefer pink Himalayan salt or sea salt. 

Hands holding ball of dough

Preparing the Dough for Your Homemade Bagels

The dough for homemade bagels is very easy to prepare and calls for no special technique or finesse in handling. Bagels are as straightforward to make as they are to eat. 

Let's get started!

Hand mixing yeast with spoon
1. Mix lukewarm water with yeast.
Yeasty mixture blooming in bowl
2. Let yeasty mixture bloom for 10 minutes.
Yeasty mixture added over flour
3. Mix dry ingredients, then add yeasty mixture
Dough combined in bowl
4. Combine ingredients into a dough
Hand kneading dough
5. Knead dough until smooth
Kneaded dough placed in greased bowl
6. Place dough in greased bowl, cover and prove 1 hour

Keeping the bagels simple

This decorative steps are completely optional, as the recipe can also be used to make simple bagels. The difference is that the decorated bagels cannot be boiled and will be only baked.

If you're stopping here, simply shape your proved dough into balls and poke a hole through the middle. You will then boil each bagel for 1 minute on each side, then sprinkle the seasoning over the top. The simple bagels will be then baked for 20 minutes at 220C (or 200C with fan). 

Hand holding bagel dough
7. Shape each bagel, then poke a hole in the middle
Four bagels on tray
8. Let bagels prove whilst preparing decorations

Making the Bagels into Cute Beagles

Now this is where we start being creative and have some fun with it. As I've already mentioned, we will only be baking these bagels. Boiling the decorated bagels will make the head and ears detach, making it difficult to hold shape. 

Please remember to cover the remaining dough whilst you're shaping each bagel. Simply cover with some cling film to avoid it drying. 

Dough shaped into dog head
9. Shape a small ball of dough into beagle head
Dough ears added onto head
10. Add two triangles for the ears. Attach with water
Dough snout added onto head
11. Add a piece in the middle of the head for the snout.
Black dough eyes added onto head of beagle bagel
12. Add small balls of black dough for eyes and nose
Attach the head to bagel
13. Attach the head to the bagel using water. Add tail

Baking the Bagels

Whilst you're working on assembling the beagle bagels, pre-heat your oven to 220C or 200C with fan. As mentioned previously, we will be baking the bagels directly, without boiling. 

Before baking, brush the bagels with some egg mixed with a little milk, then sprinkle the seasoning on top. Feel free to experiment with the seasoning and try any variations: paprika, salt, pepper, cheese, herbs etc.

Bake for 25 minutes or until the bagels are a lovely golden brown colour. 

After baking, the bagel will become quite golden-brown in colour, so we will need to do some quick touch ups. Using some white food colouring, paint the snout to look more like a beagle. This finishing touch will make it stand out and look absolutely adorable. 

Brush bagels with egg wash
14. Egg wash the top and sprinkle seasoning. Bake for 25m
Paint white snout on beagle bagel
15. After baking, paint white snout with food colouring

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If you’ve tried this recipe out, please don’t forget to rate and comment on this recipe. I love hearing from you, so feel free to reach out to me on social media as well and tag me in your posts!

Recipe

Beagle Bagel on turquoise plate

Beagle Bagel

Hanelore Dumitrache
Soft, delicious and easy to make homemade bagels with New York-style seasoning. Shaped like cute dogs to make the cutest Beagle Bagels!
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Proofing time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 6 bagels
Calories 316 kcal

Ingredients
  

Beagle Bagel

  • 300 g water, lukewarm (1 ¼ cups)
  • 300 g bread flour (2 ⅓ cups)
  • 200 g wholewheat flour (1 ⅔ cups)
  • 10 g instant dry yeast (2 tsp)
  • 25 g sugar (2 tbsp)
  • 6 g salt (1 tsp)

New York Style Seasoning

  • 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
  • 1 teaspoon salt flakes
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Extra

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • egg wash
  • 1-2 drops white & black food colouring

Instructions
 

  • Add the yeast over the water (tepid), add sugar and mix. Let it bloom for 10 minutes. 
  • In a large bowl add the flour and salt, mixing well to combine. 
  • Pour in the bloomed yeasty mixture, and combine until the dough sticks together.
  • Tip it onto a lightly floured work surface and knead for 8-10 minutes until the dough becomes smooth and not sticky.
  • Place the dough into a greased bowl, cover with cling film and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
  • Divide the dough into 6 parts. Divide each part into one larger (¾) and one smaller (¼) piece.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 200°C (390°F) fan-assisted.
  • Shape each of the larger (¾ size) pieces into a bagel. To do this, make it into a ball, then slightly press it between your palms to flatten it, then poke a hole in the middle using your index finger and thumb.
  • With the remaining smaller pieces (¼ size), prepare to make the beagle head, ears and tail. Colour a very small part with black food colouring for the eyes and nose.
  • To start assembling the beagle bagel, use a walnut sized piece to form the head, slightly elongating the snout.
  • For the ears, make two triangles, and attach them to the head using a bit of water.
  • Attach a small strip of dough in the middle of the head and over the snout. For the eyes and nose, make 3 x small balls, and attach them on the head to form the eyes and nose.
  • For the tail, take a small piece of dough and make it into a thin strip. Attach at the back of the bagel.
  • Place on a lined baking tray, cover with a baking sheet and let rise for 15 minutes.
  • Brush with some egg wash, then sprinkle the New-York style seasoning. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden-brown in colour.

Notes

  • I recommend using a kitchen scale in grams for more accuracy. The cups used for the conversion are standard US customary cups (1 cup flour = 136g). There are many different types of cups across the globe, which is why I strongly recommend using grams instead. 

Nutrition

Calories: 316kcal
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  1. Lizzy says

    August 13, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    Omg these look sooo cute! 😍 I can't wait to try the recipe for myself! Although I'm not sure they're going to be as pretty 😂😂

    Reply
    • Hanelore says

      August 13, 2020 at 4:42 pm

      Oh yay, thank you so much 😍 I'm sure they'll be great, let me know if you have any issues making them!

      Reply
  2. Adrienne says

    August 24, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    Saw this post on Foodgawker. Very creative!

    Reply
    • Hanelore says

      August 26, 2020 at 9:09 pm

      Thank you so much Adrienne, I'm glad you like them!

      Reply

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