Have you done your Kagels today?
Kale bagels, that is. I’m at my second batch already, because even though the husband isn’t that huge a kale fan, he just can’t say no to these puppies.
A couple of notes about ingredients:
Use the flour you want – as mentioned in the previous post, I don’t get to go grocery shopping as much as I normally would, and ran out of whole wheat flour prior to traveling, so I made do with using only bread flour.
Just go for whatever flour you prefer and be happy. Consider adding 1 tablespoon (9 g) vital wheat gluten if not using bread flour, to make the dough worship you like the god/dess you truly are.
Also: prepare your kale the way you like best, as long as it’s packed with (good) flavor, it’ll work out just fine.
First batch I made: described below in the recipe itself.
Second batch: I simply mixed the trimmed bunch of raw kale with enough Goddess (from Trader Joe’s) dressing to have it generously coated, grated a clove of garlic on top of it, then cooked it all until wilted and tender.
Hope you’ll like them if you try them!
Kale Bagels One bunch kale, about 8 ounces (225 g), stems and ribs removed, torn into small pieces, thoroughly cleaned
1 tablespoon (8 g) nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon (15 ml) tamari
1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
1 tablespoon (16 g) tahini
1 large clove garlic, gratedCombine all ingredients in a large saucepan, cook on medium-high heat until wilted and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Transfer and pack down really tight (with a spoon) into a glass measure, and cover with water until reaching the 2-cup mark.
Blend with an immersion blender, or transfer to a countertop blender.
Check that the temperature is at about 100°F (38°C), and stir in:
1 tablespoon (12 g) active dry yeast
1 teaspoon fine sea saltSet aside for a couple of minutes.
In a large bowl, add:4 cups (480 g) bread (or other) flour, more (about 1 to 2 cups (120 to 240 g) as needed while kneading
Combine kale/water mixture with flour. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead for about 8 to 10 minutes, adding more flour as needed, until the dough is smooth and pliable. Shape into a ball.
Lightly coat a large bowl with about 1 teaspoon of any oil, turn dough around to coat. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let rise until doubled, 60 to 90 minutes.
Punch down dough. Divide it into 8 equal portions, shape into balls by pulling at the dough from the sides onto the bottom, to cloak. If the dough retracts when you try to shape it, give it 5 minutes to rest until it cooperates.
Insert your thumb in the center of each dough ball, and twirl dough around it until the hole reaches about 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) in size.
Let rest for about 15 minutes.
In the meantime, bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C, or gas mark 6). Prepare a couple of large baking sheets with parchment paper, a silicone baking mat, such a Silpat, or grease them with a little oil. (I manage to fit all bagels on a single large baking sheet, but you decide what you like best.)
Once the bagels have rested, place 4 bagels at a time in the saucepan, and let boil for 1 minute in all, flipping them over after 30 seconds: try to avoid having them get too close to one another.
Scoop out bagels with a slotted spoon. Place on prepared baking sheets. Repeat until all bagels have been boiled.
Bake for about 24 minutes, one sheet at a time, until the bagels are golden brown and sound hollow when the bottom is tapped. Let cool on a wire rack.Yield: 8 bagels
VeggieGirl said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:31 am
Kale bagels…. LOVE IT.
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Marika said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:35 am
I love kale. I love bagels. I love kagels.
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Mel @ bouchonfor2.com said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:37 am
Simple = good. Never embarrassingly so. Sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing.
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Elaine said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:42 am
I learned how to grow kale this year and now I’m going to have to learn to make bagels. I can’t wait to try these. What a delicious and novel way to get the goodness of greens.
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Vegyogini said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:46 am
Oh, my goodness, your pedestal just grew another 17 feet!
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DJ said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:51 am
Kale Bagels? I think I love you…
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Rosa said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:53 am
Interesting and surely delicious!
Cheers,
Rosa
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Renae said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:55 am
I love this idea; I can’t wait to try it…and I’m looking for ways to trick my husband into eating kale.
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Afsoon said,
July 27, 2009 at 12:06 pm
kale kale kale. KALE KALE KALE!
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Carrie said,
July 27, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Too cool!
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tahinitoo said,
July 27, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Hmmm… The name alone is clever as heck – and, well, what a snappy fun way to make me eat my kale! Plus, bagels are pretty fun to make.
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Meg said,
July 27, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Oh, YES PLEASE!
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Azzahar said,
July 27, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Kale bagels – a very nice idea. Once I find some strenght and start making buns &stuff, I’ll try it for sure.
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Amanda Nicole said,
July 27, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Ooo, definitely trying this one out.
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Nora said,
July 27, 2009 at 1:00 pm
You’ve made every vegan obsession food kind of bagel–pumpkin, PB, kale, pesto! What’s next? chickpea cutlet bagels? ;)
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Kelly said,
July 27, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Ooooohhhhh! When I read the name I couldn’t figure out what you were talking about but now I am so excited. This recipe sounds fantastic. I would have never thought to put kale in a bagel, but then again there are garden veggie bagels so why not?
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alex said,
July 27, 2009 at 1:14 pm
You really are funny.
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Courtney said,
July 27, 2009 at 1:36 pm
No!! I *just* made bagels yesterday (and for the first time ever, too)! But these look waaaay better (as any recipe from you would). Darn! Hmmm…can one really have too many bagels?! I wanna make these! Sigh. Next time I make bagels, I am totally making these!
Courtney
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Melisser said,
July 27, 2009 at 1:39 pm
whoa! these sound awesome.
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Kris said,
July 27, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Have I mentioned lately that I love you? Look at the awesomeness you are capable of while disabled… you are truly too good for words.
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Heather said,
July 27, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I LOVE YOU. Now, come to my house and make them for me, since the one time I made bagels they turned into bricks.
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ttfn300 said,
July 27, 2009 at 3:07 pm
kagels, hehe :) you know i just picked up some kale…
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Shelby said,
July 27, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Kale Bagels?! I just bought some kale too! Yum!
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Diann said,
July 27, 2009 at 6:34 pm
I love this creation. I have never made bagels. I will now make kagels.
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meagan said,
July 27, 2009 at 8:29 pm
These look brilliant! I’m not always the biggest fan of kale, but these could help me up my green leafy veg intake.
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Mihl said,
July 27, 2009 at 10:15 pm
How about some chocolate on these babies?
I am so making these, haven’t had both bagels and kale in a long time.
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Caroline said,
July 27, 2009 at 11:50 pm
These sound great, and perfect for using up some of the kale in invasion that is occurring in my garden at the moment.
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Angelique from Bitchin Kitchen said,
July 28, 2009 at 6:57 am
I’ve never been a fan of Kale… but I love bagel. I’m intrigued so I will try to make these. They look pretty and I love the word Kagels LOL.
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Hannah @ I Heart Kale said,
July 28, 2009 at 7:02 am
Wow. I thought I knew all about sneaking kale into everything, but this takes it to an entirely new and intriguing level–will definitely have to try this!
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Ricki said,
July 28, 2009 at 7:19 am
I love kale in anything, so I know I’d love these, too! And the green flecks are so purty! :)
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Marion said,
July 28, 2009 at 9:53 am
Ces “kagels” ont attiré mon attention, ça change du pain traditionnel et ça doit être bon comme tout!
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Jenna said,
July 28, 2009 at 11:47 am
I am a frequent troller of this site, and I am officially de-lurking because of the awesomeness of this recipe and the hilarity of the title. The more interesting (i.e. disturbing) question would be, “have you EATEN your kagels today?”
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Celine Reply:
July 28th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
not vegan! or is it…? hardy-har.
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Wheeler's Crew said,
July 28, 2009 at 11:58 am
The name reminds me a bit of Kegel exercises but the recipe sounds delicious. I definitely want to try it!
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Celine Reply:
July 28th, 2009 at 11:59 am
dude, it was on purpose!
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wannabeavegan said,
July 28, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I must admit I am kale adverse but these look fantastic! Hopefully it will be a way to sneak in the kale into my diet!
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Jes said,
July 28, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Oh man, bagels that are good for you–it’s like I could pretend to be all healthy and drinking a green smoothie for breakfast while actually eating my normal carby bagel…a dream come true!
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k said,
July 28, 2009 at 5:10 pm
yay! these sound fantastic. i would make them right now but i have no kale, so next trip to the store i am on it!
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Josiane said,
July 28, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I had seen the bagel recipe in Vegan Brunch, and I didn’t feel confident that I could successfully make bagels at home – hey, I used to live in Montreal, where we get some of the best bagels on the continent! But the thing is, precisely, that we don’t live in Montreal anymore, and my gentleman friend misses his bagels (what they sell as bagels in the grocery stores? doesn’t even come close!), so he was ready to give it a try, no matter what. Now, with a tested and true recipe from you, I’m feeling much more confident that I can do it! And at least, I’ll have a good reason not to compare directly those bagels to the Montreal ones – of course, they’re different, they’re kagels! Brilliant, dear Celine!
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Sal said,
July 29, 2009 at 6:00 am
wow great idea to put kale in the bagels, they sound awesome. i haven’t made bagels in ages and my last batch were crap (rubbish recipe i found online). I’ll have to give yours a go.
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Jessie Bea said,
July 29, 2009 at 7:38 am
Kagels! heh… heh…
These sound so so good that I’m making them tonight, but to be honest, I’d make them even if I didn’t like kale and bagels because the 13 year old in me (ok fine, the 24 year old in me) just can’t get over the name.
Brilliant!
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Jennifer said,
July 29, 2009 at 8:56 am
I love bagels and kale but I’ve never thought of putting them together! I really want to try this recipe. I enjoy a lot of your blog. I just started a food blog of my own and made sure to include your blog under my favorite links. :)
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A&N said,
July 29, 2009 at 9:19 am
Something I desperately need to tell myself carbs are good :D
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Juliana said,
July 29, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Very creative…love the color of the bagel…yummie!
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Textual Bulldog said,
July 29, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Love love LOVE this!
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Vegetation said,
July 30, 2009 at 2:20 am
OMG! One more reason to mourn the lack of kale in my country!! They look fabulous!
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Sophie said,
July 30, 2009 at 4:46 am
They look georgous & so yummie!!!
Just beautiful!!
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Sam@BingeNYC said,
July 30, 2009 at 12:31 pm
What a clever bagel variation! They look delicious!
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Tessa said,
July 30, 2009 at 3:19 pm
I love adding kale into baked goods! I’m always trying to figure out creative ways to do it. These bagels look great!
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healthy ashley said,
July 30, 2009 at 6:22 pm
I love the idea of adding kale into baked goods. I’ve always been scared of kale, but I think it’s about time I get over that!
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Alex said,
July 31, 2009 at 10:14 am
Haha! I love the hybrid name!
Kagels. Genius.
I love kale and never thought of adding it to bread! Great idea! I don’t eat gluten so I may have to fiddle with this recipe a little to make it work for me.
Thanks!
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Monique said,
July 31, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Okay. I totally have to make these.
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Jackie said,
August 1, 2009 at 12:01 pm
So…I’m going to try making these today, and all I have is instant yeast, so I hope I can figure out how to make that happen without all hell breaking loose. Also, I have a crapload of stinging nettles in my garden, and I’m thinking maybe that would be tasty in a bagel too. Ooh, the possibilities!
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Celine Reply:
August 1st, 2009 at 12:47 pm
no prob with instant yeast, that’s what I used to work with in the past: you don’t have to dissolve it, just mix it in with the dry ingredients, quantity remains the same, and all that jazz. good luck, and have fun!
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meghan said,
August 1, 2009 at 3:45 pm
i’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again. you are a genius! 2 of the best things on earth in ONE? be still my heart!
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jennywenny said,
August 5, 2009 at 10:40 am
I have to try these, my husband loves bagels and hates kale, so we’ll see how he feels about these. I think he’ll be horribly confused and torn between being anti kale and pro bagel!
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Calantha Elsby said,
August 5, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Wow – I just made these following your recipe to a T and they were fantastic! Really. I am not much of a bagel eater, but these were delicious! Thank you!
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Celine Reply:
August 7th, 2009 at 11:35 am
yay! thanks for telling me.
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suzy said,
August 7, 2009 at 7:52 pm
i JUST made these, thanks for the recipe! i used chard instead since i gave my grandma the last of the kale from the garden and had no idea what to do with all the chard i’d forgotten about! mine turned out very green, though, maybe because i used whole wheat flour?
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Celine Reply:
August 8th, 2009 at 12:39 am
probably the use of chard rather than the flour, suzy. I’m guessing the fact it’s more tender than kale made it easier to be puree’d, which made the liquid more…liquid, thus making the bagels greener.
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Vanessa said,
October 29, 2009 at 7:45 am
!!!!
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