Thick, Chewy, Deliciously Deep Purple Homemade Blueberry Bagels

Serve them up fresh or lightly toasted and top them with cream cheese.

Fresh or frozen Blueberries.

Juicy blueberries bring that rich, deep color to the bagel. It also adds flavor, and moisture to your dough.

When using frozen blueberries, you’ll want to add a quarter cup more, as they will reduce more when heating over low heat. More juices will also release from the blueberries, so you may need to add in more dough when kneading the bread.

You can still use just 1 cup for fresh blueberries but will need to press down slightly more on them when heating up to help release the juices.

Thick, Chewy, Deliciously Deep Purple Homemade Blueberry Bagels

Author: Audra Cooking Method:Stove top, Baking Courses:Breakfast, Bread

Difficulty:IntermediatePrep time: 30 minutesCook time: 25 minutesminutes:1 hour 35 minutesTotal time:2 hours 30 minutesServings:8 bagelsCalories:300 kcal Best Season:Summer

Description

Chewy blueberry bagels with a deep beautiful purple color.

Ingredients

• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla

Poaching

• 8 cups water
• 1 tbsp honey

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan over low heat, add your blueberries. Let heat up over low heat, stirring occasionally. Lightly press them down to help juices release. Remove from heat and let cool.
2. Combine water, yeast, and sugar in large bowl and let sit for 5-10 minutes until foamy.
3. Once yeast has foamed, add flour, salt, vanilla, and blueberries to bowl and mix to combine.
4. Knead dough for 7-10 minutes until well incorporated.
5. From your dough into a ball and place into an oiled bowl and cover. Let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
6. Lightly punch down dough and roll onto surface. Keeping it in the shape of a ball, cut into 8 equal pieces. Roll into dough balls and let rest for 5 minutes.
7. Using both hands’ thumb and index fingers, form a hole in the center all the way through the dough and roll dough ball around your fingers in a circular motion to widen hole. Aim for larger holes as they will shrink when sitting and baking.
8. Place shaped bagels on oiled baking pan and let them rise and puff out for 30 minutes.
9. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and preheat your oven to 425 degrees
10. Once your water has come to a rolling boil, stir in honey. Start dropping your bagels into water and boil for 30 seconds on each side.
11. Remove bagels, and place on wire rack to drain the boiled bagels.
12. Place bagels on oiled baking pan and bake them for 20-25 minutes, or just until they get that deep golden-brown color.
13. Remove bagels from oven and place them on a wire cooling rack for 30 minutes before enjoying.

Notes

• When kneading dough, if too sticky add more flour. Too dry, add tsp of water at a time.
• Don’t be afraid to make larger holes, they will shrink up quite a bit.

Keywords:breakfast, blueberry, sweet, bread, bagel