Four on Friday: National Bagel Day
It’s National Bagel Day! I don’t know about you, but I love bagels! Fresh bagels from a bakery, prepackaged bagels from the grocery store, I don’t discriminate. Although, I must admit freshly baked bagels are pretty awesome! Personally, I love a blueberry bagel, lightly toasted with strawberry cream cheese. Perfection! Bagels have an interesting history and have been around since the 1600s. Bagels didn’t even arrive in America until the late 19th century.
Did you know that bagels are actually really easy to make with just a few ingredients? Here’s a quick and easy recipe to try out at home! The most interesting part of making your own bagels that you actually boil them before baking them in the oven. You might not be able to have little kids participate too much in making bagels but give them some dough to experiment with as you make bagels that look a little more bagel-like.
Four on Friday: National Bagel Day
- The Bagel King by Andrew Larsen, illustrated by Sandy Nichols
- Bagel’s Lucky Hat by Hector Mumbly*
- Jalapeño Bagels by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Robert Casilla
- Where on Earth Is My Bagel? by Frances Park and Ginger Park, illustrated by Grace Lin
*And yes, this book isn’t about bagels we eat, but look how cute these characters are!
If you missed having a bagel for breakfast on National Bagel Day, don’t despair, you can still have a bagel for lunch or dinner. Plus, who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?
If you love bread as much as you love bagels, check out my book list 15 Picture Books About Bread that shares traditions of baking from around the world.
