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For many of us, fall is a time for pumpkin spice! Recently my son asked that I make homemade bagels and teach him how. His favorite is everything bagels and we often drive across town to Old City to grab a couple to eat in the park while we talk about politics. Well, he talks, I listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has lots of opinions about things and is a sponge when it comes to new information. Advanced taste in good food is another thing he has and there is no better example than the humble bagel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once he got a penchant for freshly baked bagels, he became a bagel snob. Store-bought (read: old, stale, inferior) bagels would sit and mold in the pantry if I brought them home from the grocery store. He couldn\u2019t bring himself to eat them anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One weekend, after driving over twenty minutes one way downtown to enjoy a fresh bagel together he came to a realization. Satisfying his taste for bagels was not a cost nor time, efficient activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sometimes once a week habit was something that cut into his already packed day. He\u2019s all about efficiency. (Can\u2019t imagine where he gets that trait ? ahem\u2026) Not to mention the cost was around $20 for three bagels with cream cheese. Three, because even though this was our time alone together, we always brought home a bagel for his sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinking about the forty-ish minutes of driving along with the twenty bucks, he suggested that we learn to make bagels at home to satisfy his carbohydrates cravings and save money, gas, and time away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found my favorite yeasted dough recipe, which I use in my mom\u2019s Kraut Burger recipe<\/a>, and I made some adjustments. Tested, re-tested, and realized it\u2019s not that hard to make bagels. Perhaps the little shop we typically visit uses a chef-approved bagel recipe, perhaps one they traveled to Germany or Austria to discover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I'm here to tell you that you don't need to be a chef or a baker to enjoy your own homemade bagels. All you need is a recipe that works and a few ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started out by making Harmon's Everything Bagels<\/a> which are top-notch and so savory! But because it\u2019s fall and I had the pumpkin pie spice blend in my cabinet, I decided to create some pumpkin spice bagels. They turned out beautifully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll admit that I\u2019m not a PSL (pumpkin spice latte) fan, as I don\u2019t actually like to drink sugar in my coffee (or any other beverage for that matter!) But I do like the blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice that makes Pumpkin Pie Spice what it is. Sometimes I will even sprinkle it on top of my \u201cunsugared\u201d coffee or chai tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if you are a pumpkin spice-aholic<\/a> or you never touch the stuff, these bagels are amazing and you need to get some on your table right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what I\u2019m saying is, you CAN make homemade bagels. It\u2019s not that hard. The hardest part is sticking to one serving size! They don\u2019t have to be perfect. It\u2019s okay to mess up and try again. After all, flour is not expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Bagels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With these oh-so-fine homemade pumpkin spice bagels baking in your kitchen, you won't need to light a scented candle! Your entire home will smell like happiness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for topping these bagels, I recommend the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Cream cheese mixed with real pumpkin (mix in a food processor) <\/li>
  • Peanut butter, a drizzle of maple syrup, then a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice<\/li>
  • Slice, then pop them in your toaster till golden brown then spread with butter and sprinkle with ground cinnamon<\/li>
  • Sub out 1\/2 cup of the flour for whole wheat flour <\/li>
  • Slice, then spread a thin layer of butter, sprinkle with brown sugar or coconut sugar, then toast till caramelized on top <\/li>
  • Before shaping, toss in a few mini chocolate chips <\/li>
  • Make them pumpkin spice-cinnamon raisin bagels by tossing in a handful of raisins and an extra sprinkle of cinnamon<\/li>
  • Cook down some pumpkin puree to make pumpkin butter adding some pumpkin spice flavor as you go.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n
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    Homemade Pumpkin Spice Bagels<\/h2>\n\n\n
    <\/div>\n<\/span>Rebecca Huff<\/span><\/span>\n
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    With these oh-so-fine homemade pumpkin spice bagels baking in your kitchen, you won't need to light a scented candle! Your entire home will smell like happiness!<\/span><\/div>\n
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