Gluten-Free Vegan Bagels - Rhian's Recipes (2024)

These Gluten-Free Vegan Bagels are super easy to make and perfectly chewy and doughy.They're also yeast-free, oil-free and contain no added sugar!

I'm so excited to share this recipe for Gluten-Free Vegan Bagels as it's been a long time coming. I've been wanting to make gluten-free bagels for ages and have been experimenting with so many different combinations of flours.

I've made ones using yeast, but quite luckily I discovered that the yeast-free ones had a better taste and texture, which means they're much easier to make, and you don't have to wait around for them to prove.

Although bagels are usually boiled before being baked, I was a bit nervous that gluten-free ones wouldn't be able to stay together in all that hot water, so I decided to steam them instead of boiling. Steaming worked really well in terms of texture, and it's super easy to do too.

In terms of flours, I ended up going for a combination of brown rice flour and white rice flour, which had the best texture and the most neutral flavour.

Where can you buy brown rice flour?

If you can't find brown rice flour in your local supermarket, you'll be able to find it in local health stores or online.

Why you'll love these Gluten-Free Vegan Bagels:

• they're undetectablyveganandgluten-free
• they're perfectly chewy and doughy
• they're slightly crusty on the outside
• they toast well
• they have aneutral flavour
• they're oil-free
• they're free from sugar
• they're yeast-free
• they slice easily
• there's nokneadingrequired
• there's no proving time needed
• they're made in one bowl
• they're perfect for sandwiches!

How to make these Gluten-Free Vegan Bagels

Scroll down to the bottom of the post to see the full recipe.

• Mix together all the ingredients in a glass mixing bowl - use a measuring jug to add the water a little bit at a time until you get a firm dough that can be easily moulded into shape.

Tip: Add the water a bit at a time so that you don’t add too much!

• Divide the dough into six equal parts.
• Use your hands to shape one part of the dough into a circular patty.
• Place on a square of baking paper slightly bigger than the size of the patty and place on a plate.
• Repeat for the rest of the dough.

• Use a chopstick or your finger to make a small hole in the centre of all the patties.
• Sprinkle over seeds to decorate, if desired.

What to use to decorate these bagels:

• sesame seeds
• poppy seeds
• sunflower seeds
• everything bagel seasoning!

• Place a small amount of water in the bottom of the wide-bottomed pan with a steaming colander inside it.
• Bring the water to the boil.
• Once the water is boiling, carefully place the bagels into the steaming colander (with the baking paper still underneath them).

• Place a lid over the pan and steam for 7 minutes - you might have to do this in two batches depending on the size of your steaming colander.

• Transfer the steamed bagels onto a rectangular baking tray lined with baking paper - remove the squares from the bottom of the bagels before placing them on the baking tray.

• Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the surface has crisped up.

• Leave to cool completely before slicing.

How long do these Bagels keep for?

These Bagels keep well covered in the fridge for a few days - they're best toasted before eating.

Topping ideas for these Gluten-Free Vegan Bagels:

• vegan breakfast sausage (what I used in this photo - recipe coming soon!)
• vegan cream cheese
• peanut butter and banana
• jam
• chickpea mayonnaise salad
• hummus
• vegan egg salad
• chickpea curry salad
• mashed avocado
• tofu scramble!

More gluten-free vegan bread recipes:

• Gluten-Free Vegan Chickpea Bread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Blueberry Banana Bread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Irish Soda Bread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Almond Bread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Oat Bread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Dinner Rolls
• Gluten-Free Vegan Coconut Flour Bread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Seeded Buckwheat Bread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Cornbread
• Gluten-Free Vegan Walnut Bread

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