Bacon and Bagels...yum

Most mornings I'm good with bulletproof coffee and satisfied until lunchtime.

Last night I started thinking about bagels, I've made them before but they were more like flat, tough bread rings. They weren't great but they were okay and filled a bread craving. Also, I didn't have a donut pan, I rolled the dough into snakes and pinched the ends together, maybe it was overworked and just couldn't rise.

I learned a little tip and decided to give it a try...keep reading 😋

Keto Bagels

Ingredients:

Bagel dough
Makes 8

1 1/2 cups mozzarella shredded cheese
2 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 cups almond flour
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda

Cream cheese spread:
4 oz cream cheese
1 green onion
1-2 slices of bacon crumbled
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Directions:

In microwaveable safe bowl, melt cheeses together for 30 to 60 seconds. Stir to combine, add almond flour and baking soda. I think it's easiest to just kneed it together by hand. If you grease your fingers it helps. Once the dry ingredients are well incorporated add the egg. You'll probably need your hands again for this part. It's sticky but not too bad. 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Here's that tip I was talking about. Put a small metal baking sheet on the bottom rack while oven is preheating. Why??? Hang on, I'll tell you in a minute.

While the oven is heating, divide the dough in 8 equal pieces, roll into a ball, flatten a little, poke a small hole in center and press into donut pan.

Right before you put the bagels in the oven, pour a handful of two of ice cubes on the metal pan on the bottom rack. Place bagels in oven and bake 12 minutes. The steam from the ice melting will help the bagels rise.

Mix the cream cheese spread while baking. Chop the green onion. In small bowl add all ingredients together (leave out some bacon crumbles for topping). Combine until creamy. Store cream cheese in air tight container.

Remove bagels from oven and let cool in silicone pans. Pop them out, slice with serrated knife, lather on a good amount of cream cheese and enjoy.

Keep in fridge 7-10 days in air tight bag.

Nutritional values per bagel:
Calories 221; fat 18.6; total carbs 4.8; fiber 2.2; net carbs 2.6; sugar 1; protein 11

Nutritional values for 1 Tbsp are cream cheese spread:
Calories 61; fat 5.3; total carbs 0.6; fiber 0.1; net carbs 0.5; sugars 0.6; protein 1.8