Soft Garlic Cream Cheese Bagels ♡ Bake With Me

Soft, chewy bagels stuffed with whipped cream cheese and dipped in garlic butter :)

This recipe makes 8 bagels

🥯 *Bagel Dough*
1 and 1/2 cups (360g) warm water
1 tbsp granulated sugar
3 tsp (9g) active dry yeast

♡ Mix in and let rest for 10 minutes until foamy

4 cups (520g) bread flour
2 tsp salt

♡ Mix for 5-7 minutes
♡ The dough will be somewhat stiff
♡ Transfer the dough to a bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil
♡ Cover and let rest for 1-2 hours

🥯 *After Rising*
♡ Divide the dough into 8 pieces
♡ Roll each piece into a ball
♡ Poke your finger through the middle of each dough ball to form a bagel shape
♡ Cover and let rest for 10 minutes

🥯 *Water Bath*
8 cups (1.9L) water
1/4 cup (85g) honey

♡ Bring to a boil
♡ Add the bagels in batches
♡ Boil for 1 minute on each side

🥯 *Egg Wash*
1 egg
2 tsp (10g) water

♡ *Bake at 425F (218C) for 20-25 minutes (or until golden)*

🥯 *Cream Cheese*
8oz softened cream cheese
2 tbsp granulated sugar
3 tbsp (45g) heavy cream (35% whipping cream)

🥯 *Garlic Butter*
1/2 cup (113g) melted butter
3 tbsp (45g) milk
2 tbsp minced garlic (about 8 cloves)
1 tbsp dried parsley
1/4 cup (25g) parmesan
1 egg

♡ *Bake at 350F (177C) for 8-10 minutes*