What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!


Making great bagels at home is easy with a bread machine. You can top the bagels with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or "everything" seasoning.
1 1/8 cup water, lukewarm
3 cups bread flour
3 1/3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Add the ingredients to your bread machine in the order recommended by your machine manufacturer. Set the bread machine to the dough setting, or remove the dough after the first knead cycle finishes.
Place the dough on a floured work surface. Divide the dough into 8 balls. Gently press your thumb through the center of the dough ball and gently work the dough to form a bagel shape. Place the formed bagels on a baking sheet and cover lightly with a towel. Let the bagels rise in a warm, draft-free place for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
Meanwhile, fill a large pan with 3 quarts of water. Add 1 tablespoon sugar and bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Drop 2-3 bagels into the boiling water and cook for 45 seconds per side. Remove the bagels to a wire rack. Let stand for 1 minute then brush the bagels with beaten egg and sprinkle with any desired toppings such as sesame or poppy seeds, if desired.
Place the bagels on a parchment-lined baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes or until baked through.
What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!
It may look like a sad little package shoved in the back of your freezer, but frozen spinach actually has a lot of culinary uses (and some may surprise you).
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.
Online since 1995, CDKitchen has grown into a large collection of delicious recipes created by home cooks and professional chefs from around the world. We are all about tasty treats, good eats, and fun food. Join our community of 200K+ members - browse for a recipe, submit your own, add a review, or upload a recipe photo.
reviews & comments
January 23, 2016
This is the real deal. I live in Nj with some of the best bagel shops in the country around me and these are as good if not better. When baking I lightly oiled my sheet with corn oil and I got an nice crisp bottom.
March 20, 2015
Finally! A bagel recipe that works! I tried two other recipes, much more time consuming than this one, and they were flops! I now have forty mini bagels for a party I am catering and they are perfect! Thank you!