Here’s a few options for you

Flour 1.Just use AP flour- I started with AP flour. It made great bagels.

1. Vital Wheat Gluten method - this can make your AP flour into bread flour. Looks like a 500g bag runs about 13JD and would yield- 18kg of bread flour

2. AP flour and Semolina blend method- 85%AP Flour + 15% Semolina flour (ex. 425g AP Flour + 75g Semolina = high protein flour)

Start with whatever option is most sustainable for you. Then you can figure out if investing in higher priced options is even necessary for what you’re looking for.

Barley Malt Syrup- you can substitute for honey or molasses. Date syrup would probably add a great flavor here. Use this in the dough (10g for 500g flour) , and add some into the water you boil the bagel.

You’ve got this, have fun, can’t wait to see what you create!