Bagels & Bialys: How to Make Bagels at Home

Learn the essential tools you’ll need to make stunning bagels and bialys from scratch.

If you’ve never made bagels before, start here. This simple recipe includes all the key techniques and knowledge you need to make any kind of bagel.

Jonathan shows you how to take Same-Day Bagels and incorporate an overnight rest—a traditional step that adds a lot of flavor.

When you incorporate a poolish (a type of preferment) into your bagels, you get maximum flavor, lots of blisters, and a slightly more open crumb. Jonathan shows you how it’s done.

Jonathan walks you through the basics of adding inclusions to your bagels, both sweet (cinnamon and raisins) and savory (Asiago cheese).

Rye flour, caraway seeds, and black cocoa combine to create a great-tasting bagel with a stunning marbled appearance.

Jonathan demonstrates two takes on this bagel-adjacent baked good: a classic version with onions and poppy seeds, and a “Breakfast Bialy” that incorporates an egg.