Pumpkin Cranberry Bagels

Name: Pumpkin Cranberry Bagels
Yield: Makes 10
Ingredients: ⅓ cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons oil; 1¾ teaspoons salt; 6 quarts water; 1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 4 - 6 cups bread flour; 3 tablespoons honey; 1 teaspoon salt; 1½ cups warm water; 1 cup pumpkin puree; 2¾ teaspoons instant yeast; 1½ cup dried cranberries, plumped and dried; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; ⅓ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

Preparation info

Makes
10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Best Bagels

By Marcy Goldman

Published 2018

About

Like Thanksgiving in the round, these are simply amazing bagels: rustic and touched with a kiss of pumpkin spice, pumpkin puree, and a good smattering of dried cranberries. Feel free to swap in some whole-wheat flour if you like.

Ingredients

Dough

1½ cup dried cranberries, plumped and dried
1½ cups warm water
2¾

Dessert
Vegetarian
Thanksgiving

Method

Plump cranberries by covering them with very hot water and allow them to sit for five minutes. Drain and use a paper towel to dry thoroughly. Set aside. Stack two baking sheets together and line the top one with parchment paper.

In a mixer bowl, whisk together the water, yeast, oil, honey and brown sugar, stirring to dissolve yeast and sugar. Stir in pumpkin puree. Stir in half of the f