Homemade Everything Bagel Recipe That Is Gluten Free
The aromatic and homemade everything bagel is what I crave sometimes. Naturally, we can easily get bagels from a bakery or specialized coffee shops. But I love the ones created on my own kitchen and infused with the warmth and joy and aspirations. I am speaking about the recipe made right and serving our nutritional needs, too.
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Are Bagels Bad for You?
As many of us are striving every day to make healthy and healthier options in foods we eat, a question about bagels and their nutritional value to our bodies pops up in mind.
It’s not that the bagels in general are bad for you. What matters is the ingredients they’re made of. The majority of bagels use regular or wheat flour and water that are void of the major minerals, vitamins and fiber. If you consume bagels frequently and count them as your meal, then your body will definitely be lacking a great deal in that ‘health’ benefit.
You see, the majority of flours used for bagel making are stripped of fiber, vitamins and minerals. They may be fortified with vitamins to some dismal extend. But what we truly need for our blood sugar control, for bowl movement, and for the food for our gut flora is FIBER.
If you love baking, you may want to look into the flours rich in fiber as well in minerals and vitamins naturally. I have use a few gluten-free flours in this delicious homemade everything bagel recipe.
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Nutrient Rich Gluten Free Flours for Baking
I love baking with gluten-free flours. They have a lot of unique textures, flavors and offer a variety of unique nutritional values.
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Almond Flour for the Bagel Recipe
Almond flour (you can buy it here) is a great baking flour that can be used in 1:1 ratio to regular or wheat flours. It has a rich profile in minerals and vitamins: iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, copper and manganese, vitamin E.
The monounsaturated fats coming from almonds are very good for our health profile as well. As far as fiber goes, it does have good amount of fiber to fill each recipe with a bit of bulk.
Buckwheat Flour
This unique flour (you can buy it here) is made from buckwheat cereal that is incredibly flavorful. I grew up with buckwheat cereal recipes and bakes and cakes. My mom would make a rich variety of foods out of this flour. A buckwheat cereal remains my favorite even now.
Why you’d want to incorporate buckwheat flour into your baking and cooking is thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties and richness of minerals.
Folate, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese and, of course, the precious fiber are present to deliver health benefits to your body.
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Arrowroot Flour
Arrowroot flour (you can buy it here) is not widely used, but does get more traction in everyday healthy recipes. It is one of the unique flours that brings in potassium, vitamins B and iron to the table.
Gluten-free and grain-free make arrowroot flour excellent nutritional options for those with celiac and the family members as well.
Use arrowroot flour for baking to get a crispy and crunchy bagel or cookie or casserole crust. This unique flour can be combined with coconut flour, almond flours, almond flour, teff flour to add more starchiness to the binding and crispiness to the taste.
Studies have shown that arrowroot flour may provide boost to the immune cells and functions. (REF. 1, 2)
Coconut Flour for Paleo Everything Bagels
The coconut flour (you can buy it here) is an excellent nutritional option for those with food allergies: nut allergies and gluten intolerance. As it is full of fiber and healthy saturated fats, baking with this flour makes it possible to enjoy breads and desserts to those who cannot have regular baking goods with regular or wheat flour.
Again, fiber plays a critical role in maintaining balanced blood sugar levels, reducing cravings. (REF 3)
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Tapioca Flour for Gluten Free Bagel Recipe
Tapioca is one of my favorite foods to cook with. The nutritional and health profile is quite unique to this starchy flour that comes from the South American cassava root.
There’s no flavor to tapioca flour (you can buy it here), that is why it is perfect to mix with other flours, use it as a soup or sauce thickener, and bake breads and desserts. I used just a few spoonfuls of tapioca flour in this homemade everything bagel to add a nice starchy taste into the entire fabric of this bagel.
The uniqueness of tapioca flour is in its resistant starch content that functions like fiber. Resistant to digestion, this tapioca starch is linked to improved insulin sensitivity, lower blood sugar levels, reduced appetite and other digestive benefits. (REF 4, 5, 6)
Sorghum Flour
High in fiber and protein, sorghum flour (you can buy it here) is a perfect solution to your baking needs that require small amounts of flour. You will be adding an abundant amount of naturally occurring iron and antioxidants to your diet when using sorghum grain or flour in your recipes regularly. Adding a table spoon of sorghum flour to the homemade everything bagel would add more fiber to the entire profile of each bagel.
Amaranth Flour
Amaranth belongs to Ancient Grains that were known to sustain life of Mayan and Aztec civilizations. Boasting in high amounts of fiber, protein, amaranth also offers ample amounts of micronutrients responsible for bone health and DNA synthesis: manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and selenium. (REF. 7,8 9)
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Teff Flour
This smallest grain ever is a truly golden find. I have been using this grain in my baking, adding it to cereals and salads for the past fifteen years. Right now, you can also buy teff flour (you can buy it here) to add to your baking as well. Keto bagels, as well as paleo bagels will benefit tremendously from teff flour in their recipes.
The nutritional profile of teff still mesmerizes me every time I pull out the grain or its flour for my cooking needs.
Teff is the only ancient grain known to contain Vitamin C. In addition, teff contains more calcium than any other grain known.
Brown Rice Flour for Bagel Recipe, Breaded Appetizers and Desserts
Love the breaded foods like fish and chicken? Then use brown rice flour (you can buy it here) as it goes really nicely to coat and then bake different meats and marina products, and even vegetables.
You probably have been using store-bought pasta made out of brown rice flour. But you can incorporate more of this incredible flour to boost the nutritional value of many recipes and meals.
Brown rice flour is rich in iron, B vitamins, magnesium and manganese. Plant lignans in brown rice may help to protect against heart diseases and strokes.(REF 10)
Though I did not use brown rice flour in this homemade everything bagel recipe, next time I may put a couple of table spoons of it into the mixture to add to the nutritional profile of the recipe.
Homemade Everything Bagel Recipe
For the Gluten Free bagels fans, here’s a super easy homemade everything bagel recipe. It is soft and requires no boiling or yeast.
- bagel baking pan
Flours
- 1¼ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup tapioca flour (or arrowroot flour)
- 3 Tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Oils and Liquids
- 3 Tbsp avocado oil
- 2 Tbsp chicken broth (or any broth on hand)
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
Other Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- Everything Bagel Seasoning (as much as you want on your bagels)
Preheat oven to 350F and grease bagel baking pan with avocado oil.
In a bowl, mix together eggs, oil, broth and apple cider vinegar.
In the 2nd bowl, combine all flours.
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients bowl. Mix everything to the same consistency.
Fill bagel baking pan with the dough. Spinkle with the Everything Bagel Seasoning. I like a lot of it!
Bake for anywhere 12-15 minutes, depending on your oven. But I would peak into the oven at the 12th minute time, just in case.
Cool the bagels and enjoy with your dinner, breakfast or as a snack.
These bagels freeze nicely. Place them into a freezer zip lock bag and store for six weeks.
To enjoy again, place a frozen bagel into the oven at 350F for about 12 minutes. I do not like them to heat up in the microwave.
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These look so good & glad they are gluten free.
I’m a clean eater, and ahhh…I love to find good recipes. This looks nummy. I’ve been seeing more everything bagel toppings on lots of stuff lately. I like the trend.
Michelle,
I make a big pan of these bagels and then freeze some, so we could have the ready for any snacking later.
I am not a huge bagel eater and think I would actually prefer this recipe. I usually like anything I have made with almond flour. Thanks for sharing.
Mary,
I like this recipe because it is gluten free and allows me to layer any flavor I need: sweet or savory.
These look like they would be really good and filling in the mornings.
LeAnn,
Yes, they taste great with cream cheese.
They look good, but don’t much resemble bagels which are boiled first before baking. I imagine they would be more like a roll or a muffin.
Cynthia,
Their taste is not overwhelming. I like it, as it allows me to add sweet or savory flavor to them.
This looks like a yummy bagel.
I love this recipe–I’m curious to try these! I really do feel so much better when I keep gluten intake down!
I’m not sure I’d call it a bagel… doesn’t look chewy enough…
These bagels look soooo delicious!
I’ve been eating junky bagels. I’ll have to try the almond flour bagels.
Yum–my mouth is watering!
This sounds like a very interesting recipe. I’ll have to see if my store carries these flours and the avocado oil. Sounds yummy.
Most of these flours are new to me. Who knew there were so many? The recipe looks pretty simple
Honestly I’ve never even heard of many of those flours. Thanks for the information! Coconut flour is one I’d use. No one in our home is gluten-free but these are still a much healthier option.
My favorite type of bagel- I am going to have to try these.
Great information on all those different types of flour. I honestly had no idea there were so many healthier options. I think I’m most interested in trying coconut flour and sorghum.
I’ve never made homemade bagels before but “everything” bagels are my fave and you have me so wanting to try these! Yum!
I’ve baked different types of breads,muffins,cakes before but I’ve never did bagels before! I would love to try this real soon!
I am loving these delicious looking bagels! My husband would love these as everything bagels are his favorite 🙂
These bagels look so yummy and infused with a lot of thought and love! Thank you for sharing the benefits and uses of the various flours. I can’t believe how easy the recipe looks too…5 mins prep for fresh, homemade bagels.
The bagels look fantastic! I learned a lot here and would love to make them.
These look great my daughter would love these.
I’d prefer plain ones, but I’m impressed you got those to work.
The bagels look so delicious
Those look so good! I love bagels, thanks for sharing the recipe!
I didn’t know their were so many options of flour out their! I have been using wheat flour lately,seems more healthier for me.These would be nice,with some my home made jelly I make!!
oh my! These look so yummy!
I didn’t know it was possible to make bagels with alternative flours. I’m going to try this!
These look fabulous! Thank you for sharing!
Just awesome. I love it.
I love using several of these flours, and almond flour is my favorite for so many dishes. Also, buckwheat! and others, too. These bagels do look scrumptious!
what a great combination! simple and yummy!
These look and sounds amazing and I can’t wait to make them. Thanks.
It sounds really nutritious and delicious.
These look really delicious! I need to try this recipe out
I’ve never heard of Teff flour. Thanks for the info on all the flours.
I have been looking for actually good tasting gluten free bread recipes. I will have to try this bagel recipe!!
These look yummy. I love bagels.
Looks great! Sounds like Keto friendly too 🙂
I think you can make it sweeter and call it a donut too. Haha coconut flour is a great ingredient.
Calvin,
Possibilities are endless to satisfy your taste buds!
I would add Agave to sweeten it up. Or coconut sugar which is low glycemic.
These bagels look amazing. I have never tried to make my own bagels and am excited to. Thanks for the recipe
I’ve never tried to make regular bagels at home nevermind gluten-free bagels! Everything bagels are my absolute favorite! I have to admit, I’m a bagel snob. Whenever I visit my family in NY, I always bring a dozen back with me.
These look really tasty. Thanks for the great recipe!
They look so delicious. My children will surely love this. Its easy to make too.
This bagel recipe sounds so cool..! I will definitely try this cuz I love bagels.. 😊
These bagels look really delicious. I love the fact that they are gluten-free!
I love the recipe! It is so delicious, I personally am crazy about it! Will cook in the weekend!
First time to hear about buckwheat cereals and judging from how you are so amazed with it, I bet we can make madelicious cookies using these.
Delicious recipe. I love gluten free food. Excellent option for breakfast as well as snacks.
I need to try these and I like these are gluten free x
Laura
Thanks for sharing. This is informative and I really want to try tapioca flour. I love tapioca other wise! 😀
Thanks for sharing. This is informative and I really want to try tapioca flour.
Oh my goodness, this looks like such a delicious recipe! With everything kicking back into gear in September, these are a great thing to make for a quick and easy breakfast in the mornings!
A perfect snack. man, this is perfection. The look and the texture.. hopefully the taste won’t defy the expectations.
I love the idea of making my own bagel and it’s a gluten free one! This looks tasty!
I can imagine these are extremely addicting! They look so good. I have been trying to cut out gluten in my diet. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Keikilani,
I have tried to go gluten-free for two months without any cravings for gluten what so ever.
There are a million other ways to prepare and cook foods for the entire family.
We just need to have a desire to do so, and it will come.
You don’t need to cut cold-turkey, just do it in steps.
Growing up, my family owned a bagel restaurant. Everything bagels were my FAVORITE! I’ll have to try this recipe.
Heather,
That is incredible to know that your family owned a whole BAGEL business!
I LOVE A GREAT BAGEL!
Yes, everything bagels are amazing!
This one is gluten free, but the seeds really bring up the flavor. Plus you can add any topping you want.
I freeze these and enjoy when I want one.
I love that these are gluten free and dairy free. I need to make these now!
Tara,
I love this recipe, as it is very simple and does not require any extreme baking measures.
Plus I can add my favorite sweet or savory topping on them.
These bagels look so delicious, I’d have one right now!
Thank you, Kat!
I need to have one bagel every now and then.
Hooo boy, does that look good. I love everything bagels. I’ve always said if you can put it on a bagel, you should. I have to give this a try.
Stacie,
I love this simple recipe, as it can easily take on the flavor of the topping.
You can have jam or an olive tapenade or creme cheese. The bagel itself is a nice healthy alternative to gluten ones.
But I love a regular, gluten bagel as well. Just choose to eat more of gluten free foods.