Easy Greek Yogurt Bagels

INGREDIENTS

·       1 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt

·       1 cup self-rising flour or mix 1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp table salt

FOR THE TOPPINGS

·       1 egg whisked (for egg wash finish)

·       Your choice of seasonings, white sesame seeds, everything bagel, poppyseed, etc.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.             Preheat oven to 350°F.  Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.

2.             In a large bowl, add yogurt and flour. When measuring out the yogurt, make sure that you strain out any liquid. Any extra liquid sitting in your yogurt will cause the dough to be too wet.

3.             Using a large spoon or spatula, mix flour and yogurt until it begins to form a crumbly dough. Use your hands to push the dough together into one ball. The dough will be very sticky.

4.             Add your dough to a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment. Knead the dough until it comes together in one ball and has pulled away from the sides of the mixing bowl.

5.             Divide dough into four equal balls. Roll out a ball on a lightly floured surface until it becomes a rope about 3/4 inch thick. Try to make the rope as even and smooth as possible. Pinch ends shut to form a round circle. Repeat with remaining dough.

6.             Place bagels onto a baking sheet. Brush tops with egg wash. Sprinkle tops with whichever seasonings you prefer.

7.             Bake bagels for about 23-25 minutes. Remove bagels from the oven and turn heat up to 500°F. Place bagels back in oven and bake about 2-3 minutes until surface is browned. (If you are making plain bagels without toppings, you can also set your oven to low broil for 2-3 minutes to brown the bagels.

Source: Kirbiecravings.com