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Cinnamon Raisin Bagels + 6 Brunch Recipes

February 25, 2016 by Lindsay 19 Comments

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These Cinnamon Raisin Bagels are easy to make at home and taste way better than store-bought! Perfect with peanut butter for an afternoon snack!

These Cinnamon Raisin Bagels are easy to make at home and taste way better than store-bought! Perfect with peanut butter for an afternoon snack!

Hi Friends!

Today it’s time for another recipe group round-up! This month we’re focusing on brunch! In case you missed any of our past round-ups, be sure to check them our themes and links to my recipes below:

6 Healthy Ways To Eat:

  • Cranberries (Cranberry Clementine Salsa)
  • Sweet Potatoes (Sweet Potato Protein Bars)
  • Apples (Caramel Apple Bread)
  • Pumpkin (Pumpkin Yogurt Dip)
  • Zucchini (Grilled Zucchini Rollups)
  • Almond Flour (Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies)
  • Black Beans (Mexican Layer Dip)
  • Citrus (Small Batch Raspberry Lemon Bars)

Ok, so back to this month’s recipe. I made you bagels. And you guys, they’re really not hard at all to make! I even made them twice in one week. After round 1, I made a few tweaks to the recipe and made them even more delicious.

These Cinnamon Raisin Bagels are easy to make at home and taste way better than store-bought! Perfect with peanut butter for an afternoon snack!

If you’ve been holding off on making homemade bread, bagels, etc because you’re afraid of yeast, I encourage you to give it a try. It’s a simple process and the results are so much better than store-bought, without any crazy ingredients!

So here’s how you make these bagels:

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These Cinnamon Raisin Bagels are easy to make at home and taste way better than store-bought! Perfect with peanut butter for an afternoon snack!

  • Yield: 8 small-medium bagels 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 1.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
  • 1.25 cups bread flour (plus up to 1/2 cup more)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 8 cups water
  • 3 Tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

  1. In a liquid measuring cup, combine warm water and 1 Tablespoon maple syrup. Sprinkle yeast on top and let sit for 5 minutes. In a small bowl, cover raisins with water water and let sit.
  2. Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl) combine white whole wheat flour, 1.25 cups bread flour, cinnamon, salt and melted butter.
  3. Add yeast/water mixture and turn on stand mixer (with dough hook). If you don’t have a stand mixer, add liquid to bowl and stir with a spatula.
  4. Slowly add more bread flour (a couple tablespoons at a time) until dough because tacky but not sticky. If you’re using a stand mixer, add slowly until the dough no longer sticks to the side and bottom of the bowl. If you’re doing it by hand, turn the dough out onto the counter and start kneading, adding flour until the dough no longer sticks to your hands.
  5. Knead, by hand or by mixer for 5 minutes. Then, if using a stand mixer, remove dough from bowl.
  6. Drain water from raisins and slowly add some of the raisins to the ball of dough, continue to knead, then add more raisins so that they distribute evenly throughout the dough.
  7. Oil the sides and bottom of a clean bowl, place the dough in the bowl, cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
  8. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
  9. Remove dough from bowl, punch it down and divide into 8 equal balls. and use your thumbs to make a hole in the middle of each ball (ie form a bagel!)
  10. Bring 8 cups of water to a boil. Add 3 Tablespoons of maple syrup.
  11. Place 2-3 bagels at a time in the water. Let them boil for one minute, flip over and let boil another minute. Remove with a slotted spoon at let drain on a paper towel.
  12. Transfer bagels to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  13. Mix egg yolk with 1 Tablespoon of water and brush on tops and sides of bagels.
  14. Drop oven temperature to 400 degrees and bake for 25 minutes.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bagel

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This recipe makes 8 small-medium sized bagels. You could also choose to make 4-6 larger bagels or 10-12 mini bagels! If you make them smaller, you may need to adjust the baking time accordingly.

They’d be perfect for brunch. Put them in a cute little basket and let people top their bagel with peanut butter, cream cheese or whatever floats their boat!

These Cinnamon Raisin Bagels are easy to make at home and taste way better than store-bought! Perfect with peanut butter for an afternoon snack!

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Now, let’s see what my lovely friends are bringing to the brunch party!

6 Delicious Recipes To Make For Your Next Brunch

So much deliciousness for you to go check out:

Flourless Lemon Poppyseed Muffins

These are getting me in the mood for spring:
Flourless Lemon Poppyseed Muffins

via Sarah at Making Thyme For Health

Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Can never go wrong with a classic!
Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

via Julia at The Roasted Root

Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Pizza

Who says pizza is just for dinner?
Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Pizza

via Alexis at Hummusapien

Cinnamon Bun Breakfast Cake

I’d venture a guess this is better than cinnamon rolls:
Healthy Flourless Cinnamon Bun Breakfast Cake

via Arman at The Big Man’s World

Breakfast Banana Splits

Let people go crazy topping these:
Breakfast Banana Splits

via Kylie at Imma Eat That

Pretty much I want to eat them ALL immediately.

Let’s chat:
Breakfast, brunch or lunch? Which do you prefer?

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. Dietitian Jess says

    February 25, 2016 at 7:16 AM

    You totally called my fear of using yeast! Homemade bread products always sounds so amazing but are intimidating to make… however my mouth is watering thinking of these bagels. Pinning!!

    Reply
  2. rachel @ Athletic Avocado says

    February 25, 2016 at 7:17 AM

    Cinnamon rasins bagels bring back so many memories for me! They were the only type of bagel that I would ever eat when I was i high school and I used to smear them in peanut butter and call it breakfast. I would love to get on the bagel-making train soon, thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  3. Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says

    February 25, 2016 at 8:45 AM

    It’s been ages and ages since I made bagels and looking at these – why Lindsay – these are better than the ones at Einstein’s! Thanks for inspiring me to get back on the bagel-bandwagon!

    Reply
  4. Amy @ Happy Healthy RD says

    February 25, 2016 at 8:47 AM

    Brunch foods are my favorite foods. I want to make all these recipes this weekend! I’ve never made bagels but you make it sound so easy I’m willing to give it a try.

    Reply
  5. Jen @ Pretty Little Grub says

    February 25, 2016 at 9:35 AM

    I’ve never made my own bread or bagels but these don’t look too hard at all. Plus cinnamon raisin bagels are the best.

    Reply
  6. Deanna Segrave-Daly says

    February 25, 2016 at 10:23 AM

    These look better than what you’d get in a bakery!

    Reply
  7. dixya @ food, pleasure, and health says

    February 25, 2016 at 10:30 AM

    brunch all the way! i have made bagels once long time ago..while it was a tedious process, i enjoyed eating them knowing that i made it. it was one of those proud blogger moment 😛

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  8. Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health says

    February 25, 2016 at 11:21 AM

    Girl, you could open your own bakery with these sexy things! They look so good.

    I’ve always been intimated by bagels for some reason but you’ve inspired me to give them a try!

    Reply
  9. heather @fitncookies says

    February 25, 2016 at 11:31 AM

    I love cinnamon bagels but could do without the raisins.. how much water would I eliminate if I left those out? These look delicious!

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  10. upbeetandkaleingit says

    February 25, 2016 at 1:27 PM

    Ok, every last one of these looks AMAZING. I am obsessed with anything cinnamon and raisin. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  11. Shannon says

    February 25, 2016 at 8:16 PM

    These look delicious! I have made homemade bagels a few times and they never come out. I will have to try your version!

    Reply
  12. Heather Mason says

    February 25, 2016 at 9:51 PM

    love those bagels! That’s one thing I never thought about making myself! I’m doing a girls brunch this weekend so these ideas are perfect!

    Reply
  13. Hannah says

    February 25, 2016 at 11:40 PM

    Someone was toasting a cinnamon raisin bagel in the kitchen at work yesterday and it smelled SO GOOD. I think I need to make these this weekend!

    Reply
  14. Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says

    February 26, 2016 at 8:17 AM

    Lindsey, I am in love with this recipe! They look so good!

    Reply
  15. Samantha says

    February 26, 2016 at 3:39 PM

    Can you substitute whole wheat flour for white whole wheat? I only have whole wheat at the moment.

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      February 29, 2016 at 9:11 PM

      should work, they just might be a bit denser.

      Reply
  16. Miss Polkadot says

    February 27, 2016 at 9:54 PM

    Bagels still aren’t that popular over here but I used to really like raisin buns as a child which makes these sound all the more alluring. Have me over for brunch ;)?

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  17. Alexandra Gabor says

    March 6, 2016 at 8:13 PM

    These were great and so easy to make. The only change I would make would be to add a bit of salt to the boiling water. Also, I used cranberries instead of raisins and they turned out great!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      March 6, 2016 at 8:30 PM

      so glad you liked them! my hubby would like them better with cranberries too!

      Reply

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