Sourdough Bagels, simplified

I feel like I've tried every single sourdough bagel recipe out there. So many recipes call for tons of work after a long rise which simply doesn't make sense for our schedule! I want to be able to wake up and make bagels within the hour so I can have them hot and fresh for the boys to enjoy for breakfast.

After tons of experimentation I created this recipe that never lets me down. After the initial rise, they can be ready for boiling in 20-30 minutes and then ready in another 30.

It's super forgiving. This past Saturday I realized I was late for a coffee date and ran out of the house, leaving them to rise for 3 hours (!) and they were totally fine.

I make these bagels at least 3 times a week.

Easily substitute some of the bread flour with kamut (I fresh mill mine) without issue. For fresh milled hard red wheat, see notes below (:

This recipe never fails! 

Suggested Schedule: 

when you wake up in the morning (7 am): feed your starter

Before you get dinner going (around 4/5 ish): assemble the bagels

While you're making dinner: run your mixer (dough hook, 2 minutes on 2, every 10 minutes for a series of 4)

While you're sleeping: let the dough rise

When you wake up: make the bagels