Since starting to track my food and points with the Weight Watchers app, I noticed what a difference eating bread made in my daily points intake. Now, there are two solutions to this problem. 1. Stop eating bread (which didn’t seem like a viable option to me) or 2. Find a great alternative.
Enter the 2 ingredient (and 3 WW points!) bagel. When looking for a recipe, I noticed a lot of variations with boiling / not boiling, baking/ air frying, etc. So, I decided to give them all a whirl! This was my first try at making this dough, and while I know next time I’ll tweak a few things, I definitely found an easy favorite!
Ingredients
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup Greek yogurt OR plain nonfat regular yogurt (also 0 points) – I used Stonyfield – the less watery the better!
1 egg (for egg wash)
Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning
Directions
- Mix together the self-rising flour and the yogurt. Stir it with a spoon for about 4-5 minutes until well combined and not so sticky. If it feels sticky, just add a little more flour to handle it!
- Form it into a ball and cut it into 4 equal parts.
- Roll each ball into a small log and form into bagel circles (should make 4).
- Create an egg wash (take one egg, whisk it and mix it with a small amount of water –this will create a nicely browned bagel).
- For oven:
- Preheat to 375 degrees F.
- Brush egg wash on bagels.
- Pour Everything But the Bagel Seasoning on (or leave plain)
- Baked for 20-22 minutes or until nicely browned and cooked through. Turn baking sheet halfway so bagels cook evenly.
- Broiling a little at the end adds an even nicer crispy top!
- For air fryer:
- Set temperature to 360 degrees F.
- Brush egg wash on bagels.
- Pour Everything But the Bagel Seasoning on (or leave plain)
- Air fry for 10-12 minutes, or until cooked through and crispy!
NOTE: I tried boiling the bagels before baking / air frying, and it required a lot more cooking time and not as good of a texture / flavor, so in my opinion, not worth it!
Weight Watchers Freestyle SP: 3 points for one serving (about 4 servings total). Points were calculated using the Recipe Builder on the WW app.
Two Ingredient Bagels
Ingredients:
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup Greek or plain nonfat yogurt (not a watery brand, like Stonyfield)
1 egg (for egg wash)
Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Seasoning
Directions:
1. Mix together the self-rising flour and the yogurt. Stir it with a spoon for about 4-5 minutes until well combined and not so sticky. If it feels sticky, just add a little more flour to handle it!
2. Form it into a ball and cut it into 4 equal parts.
Roll each ball into a small log and form into bagel circles (should make 4).
3. Create an egg wash (take one egg, whisk it and mix it with a small amount of water –this will create a nicely browned bagel).
For oven:
-Preheat to 375 degrees F.
-Brush egg wash on bagels.
-Pour Everything But the Bagel Seasoning on (or leave plain)
-Baked for 20-22 minutes or until nicely browned and cooked through. -Turn baking sheet halfway so bagels cook evenly.
-Broiling a little at the end adds an even nicer crispy top!
For air fryer:
-Set temperature to 360 degrees F.
-Brush egg wash on bagels.
-Pour Everything But the Bagel Seasoning on (or leave plain)
-Air fry for 10-12 minutes, or until cooked through and crispy!
