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Easy Vegan Overnight Onion Bagel Recipe

Vegan Overnight Onion Bagels

All Purpose Veggies
this recipe makes 6 medium or 4 large bagels. For larger batches, please adjust the serving size using the 2x 3x buttons below!
4 from 2 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
resting time 8 hours
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6 bagels
Calories 426 kcal

Ingredients
  

Bagel Dough Ingredients

  • 3 ½ cup bread flour 420 g
  • 1 cup almond flour 108 g, or use ½ cup of bread flour for traditional bagel texture. READ NOTES!*
  • 2 tsp instant yeast 12 g
  • 3 Tbsp sugar 75 g
  • 1 ½ tsp salt 6 g
  • 2 cups finely chopped onion , about 1 medium onion
  • ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp water

Bagel Topping

Instructions
 

Combine the Dough Ingredients

  • In a clean mixing bowl, mix the dry ingredients: the bread flour, almond flour, instant yeast, sugar and salt.
  • Add the chopped onions, using your hands or a danish dough whisk to incoporate it into the dry ingredients best you can.
  • Next, add the water until all ingredients are combined.
    *the bagel dough is supposed to be firm and somewhat stiff, since bagels require a lower water-to-flour-ratio. You can add additional 1-2 Tablespoons of water if there are still dry ingredients, but be sure to add one tablespoon at a time, so you don’t overhydrate the dough.
  • No kneading is required at this time. Loosely cover the dough with a clean wet towel or plastic wrap.
  • Let rise, at a slightly warm place, for 60-90 minutes, until puffy.

After the First Rise (Choose ONE method below)

  • For no-knead (overnight) method: gently deflate the dough, and cover the bowl with plastic wrap loosely so that air can escape. Transfer the bowl to the fridge and chill overnight, at least for 8 hours and up to 48 hours.
  • For kneaded (quick) method: continue to knead the dough by hand or using a stand mixer, until the dough becomes smooth, supple, and pulls easily away from the bowl. The kneading should not take too long (about 3 minutes by hand) since we allowed the dough to relax and hydrate in the previous step.

Shaping the Dough

  • Gently place the prepared dough onto a floured surface. If you chilled the dough in the fridge overnight, let the dough first come to room temperature (about 3-4 hours) before proceeding to the next step.
  • Shape the dough into a ball, and divide into 6 equal sized pieces
  • Roll each dough piece into balls, then poke both of your thumbs through the center of the dough.
  • Stretch the dough out using your thumbs, then place the bagels on a parchment lined baking pan
  • Loosely cover with plastic wrap or clean wet paper towel.
  • Let rise for 40-60 minutes, until the bagels look slightly puffed up.

Boil the Bagels

  • Bring a pot of water to boil. Bring the heat down to medium-hot so that it's gently boiling.
    Also, preheat the oven to 350F
  • Use a wide slotted spoon or spatula to gently transfer 1 bagel into the water.
  • Cook the bagel for just 30 seconds on each side.
    TIP: If the bagel won't float up to the surface by the end of the 60 seconds, it probably means the bagel needs to proof longer.
  • Take the bagel out of the boiling water using a wide slotted spoon or spatula and back to the parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Repeat the boiling process for the rest of the bagels.

Bake the Bagels

  • BEFORE BAKING: sprinkle the tops of the bagels with dried herb seasoning mix.
  • Bake the boiled bagels in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are glossy and slightly browned.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

*almond flour makes these bagels more flavorful and healthy, but it also makes the bagels less chewy (and more tender). If you prefer a traditional chewy bagel texture, use ¼ cup of bread flour instead of ½ cup almond flour. 

Nutrition

Calories: 426kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 15gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 588mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 2mgZinc: 1mg***Net Carbs: 63g
Keyword bagels, breakfast
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