Easy Matcha Bagels | Four Leaf Clover Shaped for St. Patrick’s Day

These easy matcha bagels are super easy to make and are shaped into a four leaf clover for the perfect St. Patrick’s Day themed breakfast.

While scrolling on TikTok I saw these Four Leaf Clover Bagels from The Bagel Nook and immediately knew I needed to recreate them! However, I wanted to make them without any artificial dye’s so Matcha was the perfect way to do this!

Ingredients

• Bread Flour – all purpose flour can be used, but the bread flour results in a chewier bagel
• Salt – adds flavor and structure to the dough.
• Sugar – granulated sugar to help activate the yeast and brown sugar for poaching the bagels.
• Yeast – I prefer to use dry active yeast. If you would like to use instant yeast, you can skip step one and mix the yeast in with the flour in step 2.
• Matcha Powder – use your favorite ceremonial grade matcha for best flavor.

How to Make Matcha Bagels

• Combine 1/4 cup warm water with yeast and granulated sugar. Mix and set aside for 5 minutes. This mixture should be nice and foamy before continuing.
• In a large bowl add in 1 cup water with matcha powder and proofed yeast. Mix to combine. Add in flour and salt. Knead the dough for 10-15 minutes.
• Place back into the bowl and allow to rise for one hour (or until doubled in size).
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and shape.
  • For Traditional Bagels: Shape each portion into a round ball with your hands, take your thumb and make a hole in the center of each ball, gently spread the hole out to shape the dough into bagel shapes and place on your prepared baking sheet.
  • For Four Leaf Clover Bagels: Shape each portion into a round ball with your hands, then take a piece of baking twine and wrap around the ball twice so that the strings meet at a 90 degree angle and place onto your prepared baking sheet.

• Cover the pans with a dish towel and place in a warm place to rise for an additional hour.
• Fill a large wide pot about 2/3 of the way with water and bring to a boil. Once the water starts simmering, add in 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
• Once the water is boiling, use a spatula to gently drop the bagels into the boiling water one at a time.
• Boil for about 1 minute before flipping over to the other side and boiling for another minute.
• After they have boiled, place them back on the lined baking sheet.
• Cook the bagels at 425 for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through.
• Allow the bagels to cool, then remove baking twine, and enjoy!

How To Store the Bagels

Store bagels in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Bagels also freeze very well and can be stored in the freezer for 3 months.

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Easy Matcha Bagels

These easy matcha bagels are super easy to make and are shaped into a four leaf clover for the perfect St. Patrick's Day themed breakfast.

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Servings 6 bagels

Ingredients

  

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• 3 1/4 cups bread flour
• 1 and 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 1/4 tsp dry active yeast
• 1 tbsp matcha powder
• 1 and 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Instructions

 

• Combine 1/4 cup warm water with yeast and granulated sugar. Mix and set aside for 5 minutes. This mixture should be nice and foamy before continuing.
• In a large bowl add in 1 cup water with matcha powder and proofed yeast. Mix to combine. Add in flour and salt. Knead the dough for 10-15 minutes.
• Place back into the bowl and allow to rise for one hour (or until doubled in size).
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces.

  For Traditional Bagels: Shape each portion into a round ball with your hands, take your thumb and make a hole in the center of each ball, gently spread the hole out to shape the dough into bagel shapes and place on your prepared baking sheet.

  For Four Leaf Clover Bagels: Shape each portion into a round ball with your hands, then take a piece of baking twine and wrap around the ball twice so that the strings meet at a 90 degree angle and place onto your prepared baking sheet.
• Cover the pans with a dish towel and place in a warm place to rise for an additional hour.
• Fill a large wide pot about 2/3 of the way with water and bring to a boil. Once the water starts simmering, add in 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
• Once the water is boiling, use a spatula to gently drop the bagels into the boiling water one at a time.
• Boil for about 1 minute before flipping over to the other side and boiling for another minute.
• After they have boiled, place them back on the lined baking sheet.
• Cook the bagels at 425 for 10 to 12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through.
• Allow the bagels to cool, then remove baking twine, and enjoy!

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