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QVC Two-Ingredient Bagels

QVC375°F oven

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Rest
10 mincool
Total
50 minstart to eating

Times are our estimates for Grammy's recipe, with unhurried prep.

Grammy's handwritten page for QVC Two-Ingredient Bagels
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As written

Word for word from her page, with her spelling and line breaks. [?] marks a word we couldn't read.

[inside front cover]
QVC Bagels

1/2 C self rising flour
1/2 C fat free yogurt Fage
[35 crossed out] 375° 20-25 min

Grammy's recipe

Her recipe, typed out to cook from: her amounts and her words, with abbreviations spelled out and the steps numbered.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup self-rising flour
  • ½ cup fat-free Fage (Greek) yogurt

Method

  1. Mix the flour and yogurt into a dough.
  2. Bake at 375° for 20–25 minutes.

Modernized

A present-day cookbook version, with missing steps filled in. These are suggestions, not her words.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (125 g) self-rising flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 cup (240 g) fat-free or 2% plain Greek yogurt (such as Fage)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Everything-bagel seasoning, sesame seeds or coarse salt

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Stir the flour and yogurt together, then knead on a floured board until smooth and only slightly tacky, about 1 minute.
  3. Divide into 4 pieces. Roll each into a rope about 8 inches long and pinch the ends into a ring.
  4. Brush with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the topping.
  5. Bake 20–25 minutes, until golden. Cool 10 minutes before slicing.

Ideas to play with

Twists and variations to try. Suggestions, not hers.

  • Cinnamon raisin

    Knead in 2 tablespoons raisins and 1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar.

  • Cheese-topped

    Sprinkle shredded Asiago or cheddar on top before baking.

  • Pizza dough

    The same dough rolled flat makes a quick pizza crust. Bake at 450°F.

  • Garlic knots

    Tie ropes into knots and brush with garlic butter after baking.