At its most basic, traditional bagel dough contains wheat flour (without germ or bran), salt, water, and yeast leavening. ... Leavening can be accomplished using a sourdough technique or a commercially produced yeast. Bagels are traditionally made by: mixing and kneading the ingredients to form the dough.

How are bagels different from bread?

Bread is a baked food made from a mixture of flour and water. ... A bagel is a type of a bread product which takes the shape of a doughnut. The main difference between bagel and bread lies in their preparation methods. Bagels are boiled in water before baking whereas bread is not.

What is in a bagel?

A bagel is a round bread made of simple, elegant ingredients: high-gluten flour, salt, water, yeast and malt. Its dough is boiled, then baked, and the result should be a rich caramel color; it should not be pale and blond.