Another recipe that I will be sending in to instructables.com rainbow contest 😀
The base recipe is using my go to bagel recipe, I just added food coloring to make them colorful, stealing the ideas from the trending rainbow bagels on the internet haha
For more intense rainbow color (instead pastels like mine), use Americolor gel food coloring!
Recipe below is for 1 color, so you will need to make batches!
3/4 c lukewarm water
1/2 tbsp active dry yeast
1/2 tbsp brown sugar/palm coconut sugar
10 drops blue food color – liquid
2 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
Into stand mixer, pour water and sprinkle with brown sugar and yeast, let stand for 5 minutes
Squirt in food color
Add in flour and salt plus sugar, knead to combine
Coat a bowl with a little oil and place dough in the bowl
Cover bowl with cling wrap while working on other color
Repeat step for other color (and each time, cover dough with cling wrap)
One of the dough, I add about 2 handful of softened raisins
Once all dough are made, roll each to a rectangle size and place on a baking sheet that is already lined with parchment paper
Stack all dough and wrap them in cling wrap
Let stand dough in warm area (such as kitchen counter or inside oven with light on) for half hour – dough will rise and fluffy
Turn dough on floured board and slice into ropes
Slice each rope into two portions and twist and roll to bagel shape
Cover and let stand for half hour
Preheat oven to 425 F
Prepare bagels bath!
In a pot, add in water up to just above 1/2 of the pot
Add in 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp maple syrup and 1/2 tsp baking soda
Bring water to boil lightly, then turn down heat to medium to simmer
Drop bagel into water for a minute on both side (half minute upper side and half minute down side)
Place bagels on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 mins
You can serve them as is or toasted and buttered (or with anything you like. My fav is with smoked salmon cream cheese – yeah I know am weird, raisin and smoked salmon lol)
Enjoy!
Rainbow Bagels
Ingredients
- 3/4 c lukewarm water
- 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 tbsp brown sugar/palm coconut sugar
- 10 drops blue food color – liquid
- 2 c flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Into stand mixer, pour water and sprinkle with brown sugar and yeast, let stand for 5 minutes
- Squirt in food color
- Add in flour and salt plus sugar, knead to combine
- Coat a bowl with a little oil and place dough in the bowl
- Cover bowl with cling wrap while working on other color
- Repeat step for other color (and each time, cover dough with cling wrap)
- One of the dough, I add about 2 handful of softened raisins
- Once all dough are made, roll each to a rectangle size and place on a baking sheet that is already lined with parchment paper
- Stack all dough and wrap them in cling wrap
- Let stand dough in warm area (such as kitchen counter or inside oven with light on) for half hour – dough will rise and fluffy
- Turn dough on floured board and slice into ropes
- Slice each rope into two portions and twist and roll to bagel shape
- Cover and let stand for half hour
- Preheat oven to 425 F
- Prepare bagels bath!
- In a pot, add in water up to just above 1/2 of the pot
- Add in 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp maple syrup and 1/2 tsp baking soda
- Bring water to boil lightly, then turn down heat to medium to simmer
- Drop bagel into water for a minute on both side (half minute upper side and half minute down side)
- Place bagels on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20-25 mins
