Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bagels

Trader Joe’s Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Bagels are really good bagels. The secret to their bagel excellency is in the baking process. First, the cinnamon-y, raisin-studded dough is proofed and set out to ferment, which brings out all of its delicious, subtle flavors. Next, the bagels are kettle-boiled, which locks in a chewy center and creates that perfect bagel “skin.” Then finally, they’re off to the oven to be hearth-baked until they’ve acquired that perfect, golden-brown bagel crust.

Toast your Bagel and butter it up with Cultured Butter. Or, if you prefer, slather it with Cream Cheese, then sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar to really play up the Cinnamon Swirl. Your Bagel is a blank canvas; let your carbohydrate-saturated imagination run wild!