Everything Bagels with Vegan Green Goddess Cream Cheese
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Vegan
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Serves: 8 bagels
 
Big, dense New York style bagles topped with savory everything bagel seasoning and served with perfect vegan cream cheese loaded with garlic and herbs.
Ingredients
  • Bagels
  • 4 C bread flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2¼ tsp quick rise yeast
  • 1 tbsp veg oil
  • 1½ C warm water
  • 1 cup nondairy milk
  • 1 tsp syrup
  • cups water
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ cup everything bagel seasoning *(see notes)
  • Vegan Green Goddess Cream Cheese
  • 1 14oz block extra firm Tofu
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 2 tbsp fresh chives
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill
  • ⅓ cup coconut oil, melted
  • Other toppings *Optional*
  • Cucumbers
  • Radishes
  • Tomatoes
  • Dill
  • Basil
  • Red Onion
Directions
  1. Make the cream cheese first so it has time to chill. Use a tea towel or fine mesh sieve to squeeze the water out of the tofu. Add the tofu to a high speed blender along with the remaining ingredients and blend on high until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
  2. Start by getting your dough ready. Add the flour, sugar and salt to the bowl of a stand mixer. In a separate small bowl, add the yeast into a ½ cup of warm water with a small pinch of sugar. Make sure the water is warm enough, it should be around 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the yeast sit in the water for a few minutes until it starts to bubble. It will be a very light bubble on top.
  3. When the yeast start to bubble, create a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add the water yeast mixture, the remaining water, and the vegetable oil to the middle. If you're using a mixer, you can use a dough hook, gradually increasing the speed until it forms a ball of dough. If it's not coming together gradually add small amounts more flour until it forms a ball around the hook. You should be able to grab and remove it from the hook with slightly floured hands. This dough should not be sticky, it will be a firm ball of dough and very easy to handle.
  4. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface, you can knead it a few more times to make it smooth but don't over knead it. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper and lightly dusting it with flour. Take your dough and cut it in half, then each half in half, then each quarter in half again so you have 8 roughly even pieces.
  5. Take each bagel piece and poke a hole in the center using your thumb. Then, use your hands to lightly stretch the dough to create the hole and smooth the dough. Be careful here not to over do this process or you may flatten the bagels. When you place them on the sheet, the hole should be rough an inch around and the bagels should be slightly plump.
  6. When you've made all the bagels, cover with a damp tea towel and place somewhere to proof. These should take about 30 minutes to proof but could take a little longer. You don't want them to double in size, they should more rise to about 1.5x's their original size.
  7. While the bagles are proofing, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Fill a large pot with water, the baking soda and sugar and bring to the boil. When the water is to a rolling boil, drop in the bagels boiling one at a time. Boil each bagel for 1 minute, flipping half way through. Place the bagels back onto the baking sheet. At this point they will have gotten larger so you may need to get a second baking sheet.
  8. Prepare the vegan egg wash by whisking the non-dairy milk and syrup together. Brush the egg wash on the bagels and cover with the everything seasoning.
  9. Bake for 25 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
Notes
*I get the everything bagel seasoning at whole foods and it has everything you need. But if you can't find it, you'll need poppy seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, salt and pepper.
Recipe by Almost Like Mom's at https://www.almostlikemoms.com/everything-bagels-green-goddess-cream-cheese/