Bagel Dogs

This recipe for bagel dogs is made with homemade bagel dough which is wrapped around hot dogs and baked to golden brown perfection. A great snack or meal that the kids will absolutely love!

Course Main

Cuisine American

Prep Time 1 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1 50

Servings

Calories 423kcal

Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

3/4 cup warm water
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter melted
6 hot dogs
12 cups water
2 tablespoons baking soda
1 egg beaten
optional: toppings such as sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried onion or coarse salt

Instructions

Mix together the warm water, sugar and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes or until yeast has started to bubble.
Add the flour, salt and butter to the yeast mixture. Place the bowl on a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Mix the dough on medium speed for about 5 minutes, until the dough forms a ball that pulls away from the sides of the bowl. If the dough seems a little dry, add a bit more water (1/4 teaspoon at a time)
Remove the ball of dough from the bowl; spray the bowl with cooking spray and return the dough to the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap.
Place the bowl in a warm area until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a sheet pan with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
In a large pot, combine the 12 cups of water and baking soda and bring to a boil. I find a deeper pot works best to prevent the dogs from sticking to the bottom.
Place the dough on a floured surface and divide into equal pieces. Each piece should be about 3 ounces.
Roll each piece of dough into a rope about 10-12 inches long. Wrap the dough around each hot dog, pinching the ends of the dough together to seal. Place the hot dogs on the lined sheet pan.
Using a slotted spoon or flat strainer, dip each hot dog into the baking soda boil for 30 seconds per side. Place each hot dog back onto the sheet pan.
Brush the bagel dogs with the beaten egg. At this point you can add any bagel toppings if you desire. Bake until deep golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Notes

Make Ahead: The dough can be made earlier in the day. After it's doubled in size, punch in down and place in the fridge. Take it out of the fridge about an hour before you want to use it to let it come to room temperature.
Little Helpers: Your kids can help measure the ingredients for the dough and shape the dough into "snakes" to wrap around the sausages.

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