Eric Kayser’s bagel, a simple recipe for a unique bread

The bagel is delicious at every meal and much easier to make than it seems.
Follow Éric Kayser’s step-by-step recipe.

Pour the water, flour, egg, almost melted butter, natural leaven, sugar, and salt on one side, and the yeast on the other side of these two ingredients.
Start your mixer on low speed and mix for two to three minutes.
Increase the speed and let it run until the dough is homogeneous.

Lightly flour the bottom of your mixing bowl, your work surface, and your salad bowl.
Remove your dough from the mixer, place it on your work surface.
Form a ball with your dough and place it in your bowl.
Cover with a clean cloth.

Let your dough ferment for 1 hour at room temperature.

Divide your dough into pieces of about 100g.

Shape these pieces into balls using your work surface. Be careful not to flour it too much.
Place your balls seam side down.
Cover them with a clean cloth.

Let them rest for about 30 minutes.

Lightly flour the top of your dough balls.
Using your elbow, create a hole in the center of your dough. Press until the bone of your elbow touches the table.

Stretch the hole in the center of your dough with your hands by pulling the dough very evenly. Stretch gently so that the hole is homogeneous.
Place your dough on the work surface and repeat the operation for the other pieces.

Take your dough pieces again and enlarge the hole once more.
Put them back on your lightly floured work surface and flatten them slightly with your hands so that the hole does not close too quickly.

Let your dough rest for 30 minutes under a clean cloth to prevent crusting.

Bring water to a simmer in a saucepan on your electric stove.
Carefully drop your dough pieces into the water using a strainer.

Let them cook for 1 minute 30 on each side, turning the bagels gently with your strainer.

Remove your bagels and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Brush your bagels with beaten egg.
Sprinkle the top with seeds of your choice (sesame, poppy…).

Bake for about 15 minutes at 200°C.

Let cool.
Now, all you have to do is fill them with your favorite seasonal ingredients.

Enjoy your meal!