It’s time for this month’s #BreadBakers event and the theme is very apt for this time of the year, ‘Hearty Fall Breads‘. Our host for the month is Wendy who blogs at ‘A Day in the life on the farm‘. She asked us what reminds us of fall and I immediately thought of Pumpkin and then made these ‘Pumpkin-Raisin Bagels’.
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.
Pumpkin Raisin Bagels -- perfectly spiced with lots of flavor, these bagels just scream Fall.
Prep Time45mins
Cook Time20mins
Total Time2hrs35mins
Course: breads
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6servings
Author: Pavani
Ingredients
1cupAll purpose flour
1cupWholewheat flour
1¼tspsYeastInstant
2tspBrown Sugar
1½tspsMolasses
¼cupPumpkinPuree - +2tbsp
¼cupRaisins
½tspSalt
½tspCinnamonGround
1/8tspNutmeg, grated
1/8tspClovesGround
1tbspBaking Soda
Butter Eggor (optional)
Instructions
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.
Notes
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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.
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!!