Baking & Breads BAKING

Everything Bagel Bread

Name: Everything Bagel Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Baking
Ingredients: 400 g strong bread flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 7 g yeast; 240 ml warm water; 2 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp everything seasoning; 1 egg, for wash

A pull-apart loaf skips the bagel boil but keeps the chew by using a sturdy enriched dough and a hot oven..

By Dana Reyes

Published 23 Sep 2026 · Tested 2 times · 0 comments

Everything Bagel Bread — Tear-and-share means no slicing and nobody waits for the first piece.

20 min

Prep time

35 min

Cook time

Serves

4.7

NEW

All the bagel joy, none of the boiling

A pull-apart loaf skips the bagel boil but keeps the chew by using a sturdy enriched dough and a hot oven.

Roll the seasoning into the top after an egg wash so it sticks through the bake.

We tested sprinkling versus pressing in. Pressing a little into the cuts keeps it from burning.

Instructions

About 60 min from start to finish

Mix the flour, salt, sugar, yeast and water; knead 8 minutes, then rise 1 hour.

Heat the oven to 200°C / 400°F. Shape into a rough loaf or knots on a tray.

Brush with egg, scatter the seasoning, and press it in lightly.

Bake 30-35 minutes until hollow-sounding and golden.

Testing notes & substitutions

Three rounds of testing turned up three things worth knowing before you start cooking.

No stand mixer

Knead by hand; it takes longer but the dough tells you when it is ready.

Softer

Swap water for milk for a richer crumb.

Questions we get a lot

Can I freeze it?

Yes, baked and cooled, for up to a month; refresh in a hot oven.

Make it plain?

Leave out the seasoning for a dinner loaf.

Dana Reyes

Dana has cooked professionally for eleven years and has been testing recipes for Hearth & Thyme since 2019. She writes about weeknight cooking, slow breads, and the small techniques that quietly change a dish. Every recipe she publishes is cooked at least twice, in an ordinary home oven.