Since I am not afraid of making things from scratch, and that includes ingredients, I'm defining the recipe differently.
Homemade Yogurt plus Homemade Self Rising Flour equals Bagels.
Sort of. Mrs B back at the Bagel Place in Cherry Hill, NJ back in the day would chuckle at these and say it's a nice try. They "suffice". They are not the best but they are certainly good in a pinch.
I am using Homemade Yogurt. The original recipe calls for Greek Yogurt and works well with that. Since Homemade Yogurt has a higher amount of liquid in it, the Greek Process makes something more like Cream Cheese than what you're used to out of a tub, you cut it back.
I find that either:
5 Ounces of Greek Yogurt or 3.25 ounces of Homemade Yogurt can be used.
Furthermore, if you have Self Rising Flour around, use it. 1 cup.
Since I don't keep the Self Rising Flour on hand, I take 1 cup All Purpose Flour and add 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda.
That is the recipe, it makes two bagels.
Air Fry at 360F for about 13 minutes flipping at 5 minutes.
I wanted Cinnamon Raisin Bagels, and apparently that is something that the bagel shop we go to in Florida does not do any more.
I guess Cinnamon Raisin Bagels have "Aged Out"!
To make Cinnamon Raisin Bagels, add about a teaspoon of Good Cinnamon to the dough, and 1 ounce of Raisins. Knead all the ingredients together.
Kneading. This starts as a dry mix, but as you knead the dough together, it gets wetter. If this gets to be too wet, dust with flour.
Furthermore, a real bagel is boiled before baking. That gives that shiny crust we all know and love. If you do nothing, the crust will be crispy and even hard. I used Olive Oil and it was approaching the right consistency but I am open to suggestions.
Maybe I will boil them next time. With Honey or Malt Syrup. Hmmm.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Self Rising Flour or 1 cup All Purpose Flour Plus 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda.
- 5 ounces Greek Yogurt or 3.25 ounces "Regular" Yogurt.
Process:
- To a bowl add 1 cup flour.
- Add 5 ounces Greek or 3.25 ounces "regular" yogurt.
- Knead, by hand, the mixture until the yogurt has been incorporated.
- Optional - This will make a plain bagel.
- Optional - Add Ins are 1 tsp Cinnamon plus 1 ounce Raisins.
- Optional - Coat or Roll the bagels in Sesame Seeds.
- Egg Wash or Coat the Bagels with Olive Oil or Butter.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Roll out the dough into a long thin cylinder and attach the tail to the head.
- Or roll the dough into a ball and push a finger through the middle and stretch to get the traditional hole in the middle.
- Bake in Air Fryer at 360F/180C for 13 plus minutes.

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