If you’re still new to baking, you probably gravitate towards quick and easy recipes that don’t require too many ingredients. Jessica Hirsch’s viral five-ingredient bagels fall under this category.
Hirsch attracted almost 500,000 followers to her Instagram page Cheat Day Eats by sharing countless recipes over the years. Her recipe for five-ingredient bagels was posted all the way back in April, but it resurfaced on Twitter and Instagram as many people started giving it a try.
The viral appeal of this recipe is pretty understandable since it’s extremely simple, and it requires basic ingredients. Hirsch used all-purpose flour, non-fat Greek yogurt, an egg, baking soda, and some salt—and recommended topping them with some bagel seasoning.
Her viral video perfectly captures the process of preparing these bagels before placing them in the oven and letting them bake for around 20 minutes. She was inspired to shoot this video after seeing a TikTok recipe for two-ingredient bagels that only included self-rising flour and Greek yogurt. You can try both these recipes and see which one suits you better, or put your own twist on it by adding some extra ingredients to the mix.
