For any easy Win, go for some Gluten Free Cinnamon Apple Bagels (vegan and egg free)! It’s a win since it’s like Panera Bread except they’re gluten free, egg free, dairy free, soy free and nut free. AND it’s a win for me personally since I’m going to be huffing an puffing my way through 13.1 miles tomorrow morning. Mmm…bagels for carbohydrates.
Hey guys! Sorry to be so quiet around here lately. I have so many things going on right now. Including working on a new gluten free egg free bagel. When stressed, turn to baking!
Remember all the things that were stressing me out? Well, thankfully I can check somethings off.
-Plane tickets and hotel for my friend’s wedding next month- check
-Finding enough continuing education credits (CE) to keep my license- check
-Half marathon (on autopilot with less than 24 hours to go!)- check
Another big project we’ve been up to has been installation of a deck, patio and landscaping. It’s been long time coming but most of the project is completed. My husband and I are sooo not DIY when it comes to major projects like this so we hired a crew. But we were given specific instructions of the care of the new plants and sod.
That means watering the plants twice a day, each receiving 2-5 gallons each. That equals almost 2 stinking hours a day of climbing in and out of bushes to water plants…
And I’m totally feeling guilty after discovering we removed the home for a family of voles.
After watering the plants on the first day, I noticed a vole running frantically about trying to find a good place to hide. He must have lived in the dying bush we had removed. Eventually the vole ran into downspout and hid while I blasted the plants with water surrounding it. The noise probably terrified the poor thing. 🙁
Well, guess what I found today? My poor vole friend was “sleeping” according to my son right in front of that downspout. No doubt he died from shear terror and stress of homelessness. 😮
Total guilty conscience here…
I’m telling myself there are more than enough voles and mice living in the rest of our yard. Or at least the ones that the resident hawk doesn’t catch… or get the eaten by the mangy fox that wanders through our yard… or maybe the ones the coyotes don’t eat, since they haven’t managed to take down any deer lately. :p
I wonder if the animals would want to eat bagels instead of eating each other? A good bagel might distract them long enough to allow the vole family to escape…
Either way, I’m almost certain your family will enjoy this fall gluten free cinnamon apple bagels. It sort of reminds me of Panera’s Cinnamon Crunch Bagels.
Hope you enjoy!
- 3½ cups gluten free all purpose white blend
- 1¾ cups milk of choice or water
- 2½ tsp yeast or 1 packet (I use Red Star)
- 3 tsp guar gum
- 2 T oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup diced fresh apple
- ½ cup diced fresh apple
- ¼ cup raw demerara sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp ground clove
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- Use a thermometer to heat liquid to 110 degrees F. Add yeast and mix and allow to sit for 5 minutes or until foamy.
- In a separate bowl mix flour, gum and salt.
- In large bowl combine yeast liquid and oil. Gradually mix in all the flour mixture to avoid big lumps. Mix until all incorporated and smooth.
- Wash, peel, core and chop apple into small chunks. Divide apple into ¼ & ½ cup portions.
- Gently fold in ¼ cup diced apple into dough.
- Use a large cookie scoop or an oiled ½ cup. Form the dough into a ball with wet hands and use your pinkie finger to poke a hole in the center. Slightly flatten the dough to give a bagel shape only expanding the hole a little (a smaller hole will help hold toppings in place). Place on a individual piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. (see pic)
- Spray tops with oil, cover with plastic and allow to rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes. (Don't allow to double in size or else it will lose its shape and fall apart in the bath.)
- Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Gently drop a max of 2 bagels in the water and boiled each side for only 30 seconds each side. Remove individual parchment paper pieces and place back on baking sheet.
- Mix spices and sugar together until incorporated. Add coconut oil and microwave 10 seconds or until oil just begins to melt. Gently mix to until sugar is coated.
- Apply 1 full of -2 Tbsp full of apple and sugar mixture per bagel
- Bake at 450 degree for 14-16 or until golden brown.
Some other things you may like:
Apple Pull Apart Bread (gluten free egg free vegan)
Gluten Free Caramel Apple Pie Bars– dairy free vegan
Chocolate Chip Bagels (egg free gluten free vegan)
Danish Apple Pie Tarts- gluten free egg free vegan
Gluten Free Egg Free Bagels- vegan dairy free
Spinach and Onion Bagels (gluten free egg free vegan)
Hello, I’m Laura! Thanks for stopping by… I hope this blog will help you or someone you know and love. 
O joy yes!!! These are fall perfection and a great way to destress from the busy….and fuel those long runs 😉
Every time I come here I am just amazing by your creative juices with the diet restrictions you have. You are truly one incredible woman Laura! And these bagels (one of my favorites at panera) totally just pushed me over the top! I am totally in love and have a big bag of gluten free flour in the pantry just waiting to be used. I See these bagels in my future!
These bagels – wow! Vegans everywhere must be rejoicing, cause I know I am!
These look amazing. I love bagels in the morning, especially cinnamon ones. These look great!
These bagels look so professional! I love the apple crumble on the top! And I guess if there is one good thing to come out of baking it would some delicious baked goods!
I hope things settle down for you a bit 🙂
Good luck on your half marathon this morning! One of my favorite things about running marathons super early is being able to have 2 breakfasts 🙂
Wow Laura, these bagels look fantastic! My husband really misses bagels and the store-bought frozen ones just don’t really cut it. He’d LOVE these!
Wow those look amazing! Definitely my kind of bagel–especially with that cinnamon crumble topping 😀
These look incredible, Laura! Yes to stress-induced baking!!!
These bagels are so beautiful! I need to make them soon, I would love them for breakfast with some almond butter on top!
Thank you Bethany! Almond butter sounds great!
Love this! what blend of flour did you use for this?
I used my gluten free basic white flour. The starch really helps the bread stretch and rise. Thanks so much!
Pictures posted look delicious; however, recipe seems to be a bit off. So far have had to add another 1/2 cup of milk and more oil to even get a dough type consistency. Not sure how they will turn out once boiled and baked.
Hmmm, it sounds like the gluten free flour mix could be the problem… Did you use my own gluten free mix? If you used a store bought mix (and if it had the gum already added) it can cause major differences in finished product.
These look wonderful!! Question – can these be made in advance, through step 6, then kept in refrigerator overnight and then do boiling and baking steps in the morning? Thanks!!
That’s a great idea Trisha but I would have to advise against letting them proof that long. Gluten free breads become unstable when allowed to overproof. I fear they would fall apart when moving and before they even made it to the bath. What you could do instead is make and leave the dough in a bowl overnight to be shaped and boiled the next day. Hope that helps!
Great! Thank you for the fast reply!!