Homemade Bagel Bites
Ditch frozen store-bought bagel bites for these easy-to-make homemade bagel bites that are cheaper, tastier, and completely customizable! Freeze a batch to have a quick and filling lunch ready in minutes!
Servings: 24 bagel bites
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups self-rising flour see notes on how to make your own self-rising flour
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp melted butter/oil or egg wash for shinier crust
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- ¾ cup mozarella cheese
- ¼ cup diced pepperoni or toppings of choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Add the self-rising flour and Greek yogurt to a bowl and mix it with a fork until it becomes crumbly in texture. Use your hands to knead the dough for a few minutes until it comes together into a ball. It will seem very dry initially, but continue mixing and kneading with your hands until the flour is incorporated and a dough ball is formed
- Sprinkle a little flour on a surface and place the dough ball on top. Use a knife to split the dough ball into 12 equal pieces
- Take one sliced piece of dough and roll it into a thin log that is about 5 inches in length. Bring each end of the dough together and pinch them together to seal it to form a mini bagel shape. Repeat for the remaining mini bagels.
- Place the mini bagels on top of a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Brush all sides of the mini bagels with the melted butter/oil/egg wash. Bake the bagels at 350 degrees F for 20 to 24 minutes, until firm to the touch and lightly golden. They may seem light in color at first, but will slightly darken as they begin to cool. Keep in mind that the bites will bake again in the oven with the toppings.
- Once baked, remove the mini bagels from the oven, let them cool, and increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Once cooled, slice each bagel in half horizontally and place the halves on a lined baking sheet.
- Add one teaspoon of pizza sauce on each bagel half and smooth it out to coat the bagels. Top each mini bagel with grated mozzarella and toppings of choice. Once the oven is preheated up to 425 degrees F, bake the bites for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese is fully melted. Let the bites cool completely before serving.
Notes
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- You'll need to use your hands to knead the dough into a ball. It will seem dry at first but will come together into a dough. Depending on the type of yogurt you use, the texture may vary but add a little flour or yogurt as needed to get the right consistency.
- Be careful not to overbake the mini bagels in the oven. They may seem light in color at first, but test a mini bagel by slicing it in half to check for doneness. Once they are fully cooked, remove them from the oven. They will slightly darken once they cool and gain more color once they bake again with the toppings.
- Use a good quality pizza sauce for these bites since the sauce is the base that provides the main pizza flavor
- No self-rising flour? No problem! You can make your own by mixing together 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Once that is mixed together, measure out 1 3/4 cups to use in this recipe. To make these bagel bites gluten-free, use gluten-free all-purpose flour in a 1:1 ratio.
Nutrition
Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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