Stuffed Bagel Bites with Sourdough Discard
Bagels just got cuter with stuffed bagel bites with sourdough discard. The perfect chewy bagel texture comes through perfectly in these bite sized bagel bites. Perfect for a quick breakfast on the go or an after school snack, kids and adults alike love stuffed bagel bites.
Ingredients
- 150 grams warm water 2/3 cup
- 50 grams sourdough discard* optional
- 8 grams honey 1 tsp
- 5 grams active dry yeast 1 1/2 tsp
- 300 grams all purpose flour 2 1/8 cups
- 6 grams sea salt 1 1/4 tsp
- 1 tbsp brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup added to boiling water
Filling
- 4 oz cream cheese
Instructions
- In the bowl on an electric mixer, add the water, optional sourdough discard, active dry yeast, and honey and stir.
- Add to the bowl the flour and salt. Using the dough hook of an electric mixer, mix for about 1 minute until no more water remains and the loose flour has been incorporated.
- Let the shaggy dough rest, covered with a damp cloth or plastic wrap, for 5 minutes.
- Then mix at speed 2 and knead the dough for 5 minutes.
- Cover again and allow to rise until it's doubled in size (about an hour).
- Gently scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a clean counter and divide in half. Keep the piece you aren't working with covered in plastic.
- Divide into 9 equal portions, roughly 28 grams each.
- Flatten out each piece and put about 7 grams of cream cheese on each piece of dough.
- Fold up opposite sides of the dough, pinch the seam well, and then roll the ball until it's smooth. Repeat for all remaining pieces.
- Place the assembled balls on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Repeat steps 5 - 8 with the other half of the dough.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Bring a 3 quart pot of water to boil with 1 T of honey, maple syrup, or brown sugar. You'll want the water to be about 3" high.
- With the water boiling, carefully add the balls into the pot in batches.Boil for 1 minute, flip over, and boil for 1 additional minute.
- Using a strainer, lift the bagel bites out of the water, tap off excess water, and place the boiled stuffed bagel bites on the tray.Continue until all the balls are boiled.
- Bake for for 18 - 22 minutes, until golden. Allow to cool before storing in an air tight container in the fridge.