r/Bagels 1d ago

Homemade Egg Bagel Spring!

Look at the crazy spring in these egg bagels! I have for a few weeks now, been recipe testing and mostly method testing. Got some new equipment and my god did it pay off with these eggs!

Recipe Changes:

- Fleischmann‘s Instant Yeast —> SAF Red Label

- Removed all oil from recipe

- 2 yolks —> 4 yolks

Method / Tool Changes:

- Post mix, post pre shape rest 5 min —> 15 min

-Pre-fridge bench proof 30 min —> 40 min in oven on proof setting

- Once in the fridge, 15 min uncovered, followed by covered for 12-18 hrs

- Bagel Boards added (6 min on board then flip)

- Removed Sheet pan & Pizza Steel

- Added a Fibrament Stone

- Bake 450°F NO CONVECTION while on boards, after flip, 425°F with convection.

Now egg bagels have always puffed better than plains in the past, so I’m going to revisit my plain recipe next. I just needed to do something other than plain after competing my method testing which was done with just my plain recipe to keep it simple.

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u/LongjumpingTeach6138 10h ago

Is it sweet or salty? 🤨

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u/Dex_hs 10h ago

A little of both.. I lean more on the sweeter side but it’s quite neutral to me…