Activate the yeast

• Warm the water in the microwave until lukewarm.
• Add the yeast and sugar to the water and whisk together.
• Let it sit until the yeast is fluffy and bubbly.

Make the dough

• Add the salt and all-purpose flour to the yeast mixture.
• Mix with the stand mixer until everything comes together into a dough (or mix and knead by hand for about 10 minutes).

First rise

• Take the dough out, drizzle olive oil into the bowl and return the dough.
• Cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place, such as on top of the oven set to its lowest setting, until doubled in size.

Shape the dough balls

• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter and cut it into even pieces.
• Roll each piece into a dough ball, cover with the damp cloth and let them rise a little more.

Prepare the boiling water and oven

• Preheat the oven to 175 °C.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and stir in the honey.
• Set up the baking tray.

Form the bagels

• Poke your thumb through the middle of each dough ball and stretch it into an even ring.

Boil and top

• Boil each bagel in the honey water for about a minute.
• Brush them with egg wash.
• Sprinkle with everything seasoning and garlic flakes.

Bake

• Bake the bagels until golden.

Cool

• Transfer the bagels to a cooling rack and let them cool completely before slicing.