
Talking of pumpkins, my pumpkin milk shake post from last year got published in ‘The Pumpkin Spice‘ handbook. I was so excited to see the glossy full size picture of the milkshake in an actual book. Publishers were kind enough to send a complementary copy and it is filled with nothing but pumpkin recipes.


I found the recipe for these Pumpkin bagels in the book. I’ve never made bagels and was under the impression that they were very time consuming and difficult to make. But I found they were very similar to other breads.

I halved the original recipe and made only 6 bagels. The pumpkin and spices added lot of flavor to the bagels. They turned out much better than the store bought ones. We had them with cream cheese.

Servings | Prep Time |
6 servings | 45 minutes |
Cook Time | Passive Time |
20 minutes | 90 minutes |
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Pumpkin Raisin Bagels -- perfectly spiced with lots of flavor, these bagels just scream Fall.
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- 1 cup All purpose flour
- 1 cup Wholewheat flour
- 1¼ tsps Yeast Instant
- 2 tsp Brown Sugar
- 1½ tsps Molasses
- ¼ cup Pumpkin Puree - +2tbsp
- ¼ cup Raisins
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Cinnamon Ground
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg , grated
- 1/8 tsp Cloves Ground
- 1 tbsp Baking Soda
- Butter Egg or (optional)
- Soak raisins in water and set aside to plump for 10~15 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of the stand mixer, combine the flours, yeast, brown sugar, molasses, pumpkin puree, salt, spices and drained raisins. Mix and knead until the dough is relatively firm, not too sticky and formed into a nice ball, about 7~8 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise until the dough doubles in volume, about 1 hour.
- Punch the dough down and divide into 6 even pieces. Roll each piece into a ball; flour your thumbs and poke though the center of the ball with the thumbs. Work the dough around your thumbs until the center hole is about 1½~2" wide.
- Place the bagels on a greased baking sheet, cover and let rise for another 20~30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Add baking soda to the water. Carefully slide in 2 bagels at a time into the water and boil for about 30 seconds per side. Remove them with a slotted spoon onto another baking sheet that has been greased and dusted with cornmeal. Repeat with the remaining bagels.
- Brush the bagels with egg or butter for a more 'glossy' look, if desired. Bake them for 10~12 minutes until they start to turn golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely before serving.


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Let's take a look at the other Fall Flavors being shared today
- Apple Crumb Quick Bread from Food Lust People Love
- Apple Raisin Bread from A Shaggy Dough Story
- Browned Butter Semolina Pumpkin Bread from Sizzling Tastebuds
- Buttermilk Wheat Bread from Magnolia Days
- Eggless Apple Sage Cheddar Scones from Spill the Spices
- Fall Harvest Bread from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Fig Focaccia from My Catholic Kitchen
- Harvest Grains Bread from Hostess At Heart
- Mr. Potato Bread from What Smells So Good?
- Multigrain Bread With Seeds from Sneha's Recipe
- Pumpkin and Apple Cornmeal Griddle Cakes from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Pumpkin Bread from la cocina de Aisha
- Pumpkin Bread from Sara's Tasty Buds
- Pumpkin Bread Rolls from Spiceroots
- Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls from Recipes Food and Cooking
- Pumpkin Dinner Rolls with Cinnamon Butter from Bread Therapy
- Pumpkin, Poppy & Papaya Seeded Breadsticks from G'Gina's Kitchenette
- Pumpkin Raisin Bagels from Cook's Hideout
- Pumpkin Saffron Yeast Biscuits from The Schizo Chef
- Pumpkin Scones from A Baker's House
- Pumpkin Sourdough Bread from Passion Needed
- Schiacciata Con L'uva (Tuscan Style Grape, Olive and Goat Cheese Focaccia) from Ruchik Randhap
- Sesame Seeded Semolina Bread from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Spicy Pumpkin Yeast Bread from Mayuri’s Jikoni

Niloufer Riyaz
Pumpkin in bagels sounds yumm.
Renee Dobbs
These would be great with honey walnut cream cheese. Nice!
Georgina K.
Congrats Pavani on having your Pumpkin milkshake recipe published! This one is a lovely make too!
Julie
I’ve never made bagels, and was under the same impression that they were difficult. I’m glad that you clarified that because these bagels look delicious, and I am sure we would love them.
Wendy Klik
Congratulations Pavani on having your recipe published and for finding this great recipe to share with us.
Karen Kerr
How cool are these? The flavor combo sounds delicious!
Holly @ abakershouse.com
Oh yum! Cream cheese on top of your pumpkin bagel really sounds delicious!
Mayuri Patel
I love bagels. I too have not made them at home as yet, thinking that its time consuming. Yours look so lovely.
sneha datar
I have yet to try my hands on bagels, yours look beautiful and flavorful.
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
I love these bagels – definitely one to try!~
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
I love these bagels – definitely one to try!~
Robin
Congratulations on being published! Bagels are a favorite of mine so I’ll have to try these VERY soon.
Shireen Sequeira
These bagels look gorgeous!! Never tasted flavoured ones and I bet they taste like heaven!!