Low Carb Keto Bagels (2024)

Thisketo bagel recipeis low-carb,gluten-freeand wheat flour free. You only need 5ingredients, and it’s easy to make. Step-by-step photos included!

Thisketo bagel recipeis great for anyone following the keto diet or just avoiding wheat flour.

After I shared my post for2IngredientBagelson the blog, the question I kept getting over and over again was whether the bagels could be made withalmond flour. Unfortunately, substitutingalmond flourfor regular all purpose flour or self rising flour just won’t work for the 2ingredientdough recipe.

However, it did make me want to research a possiblealmond flourbagel recipealternative for those who are not able to consume wheat flour.

So today, I’m excited to share with you theselow carb bagels! The dough is made with acheese mixture,eggs,almond flourandbaking powder. The end result is something that looks remarkably similar to regular bagels.

Keto Bagel RecipeIngredients

• Shredded mozzarella cheese (low moisture part skim)
• Creamcheese
• Largeeggs
• Superfinealmond flour
• Baking powder(aluminum free)
• Toppings likepoppy seeds, everythingbagel seasoning, orsesame seeds

Because they are made withalmond flour, they don’t have that distinctive chew of regular bagels. But they also don’t justtastelike bread baked into bagel shapes. They have a firm crust and a slightlychewyinterior.

Also, unlike the 2 Ingredient Bagels, these have no tangy flavor. Instead, they are decidedly savory with a delicious cheese flavor throughout.

CheeseDough

I’ve madecheesecrust pizzaandflourless breadstickswith justcheeseandeggs. When mixed and baked, theeggsgive thecheeseenough structure to form achewythin bread. Thisbagel recipeuses a similarcheese mixtureas its base.

Thecheeseused is a combination of mozzarella andcream cheese. You can melt it on the stove or in themicrowaveuntil it becomes creamy and uniform. The end result looks like dough (but made out ofcheese!).

Almond flour

Thealmond flour+baking powdergive the bagels a lighter, fluffiertexture. Otherwise, justcheeseandeggswill be quite flat.

I like using superfinealmond flourwhenbaking. Regularalmond flouris more gritty, but with superfinealmond flouryou can barely detect the almonds at all. For this recipe, I used Bob’s Redmill SuperfineAlmond Flour.

I have not tested this recipe withcoconut flouror othergluten-freeflours.

Making the Dough

I tried mixing the dough by hand, mixer and food processor. I thought the best way was using a food processor using thedough blade attachment. The dough is quite sticky so I don’t recommend trying to mix it by hand. The mixer with dough hook attachment works but you have to help it along as it doesn’t reach all theingredientsand the batter get stuck on the sides of thebowl.

However, the food processor blended all theingredientsand turned it into a smooth and uniform dough.

Once the dough is ready, it will still be quite sticky. It gets less sticky as it cools, but I found the best way to work with the dough is to wrap your pastry board with plastic wrap until it’s taut (so that it won’t shift as you’re rolling out the dough) and then lightly coat your hands with oil. This way the dough won’t stick to the board or your hands.

Once the dough is rolled out into logs, you shape into circles and pinch the ends closed. Carefully transport the dough to asiliconebakingmat(orparchment paper) linedbaking sheet.

Then you addeggwash which will give the surface of the bagels color as theybake. If you wish to add toppings, yousprinklethem on top after theeggwash. I didsesame seedsand everythingbagel seasoning(I used the one from Trader Joe’s).

The bagels come out a beautifulgolden brown. You can spreadcream cheeseon them, toast them, or eat them as is.

Additional Recipe Tips

Bakethe sheets of bagels one at a time, in the middle of theoven. Avoidbakingboth trays at once and avoid having other things cooking in theovenat the same time as it causes uneven heat distribution. (I rushed one of my batches of bagels because I needed to leave the house soon, so I stuck them on the bottom rack and they ended up being flat and wrinkly rather than puffy and golden.)

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