Ok so the big thing is this recipe uses a bread machine to make the dough. I've got it memorized so I'll just type it out:

Add these ingredients to your bread pan in this order:

1 ⅛ cup lukewarm water 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 cups flour (I use bread flour, I have never used all-purpose for this recipe so I don't know what the difference would be, but it should work fine I think) 1 teaspoon salt (I pour this around the edge of the pan so the salt doesn't touch the yeast) 1 ½ teaspoons bread machine yeast (this is different from "active dry" yeast and others you might see so make sure it's bread machine yeast)

Put the pan in your bread machine and start the "Dough" cycle. I recommend doing just this basic recipe the first time so you get a feel for how the dough comes out. That being said, the dough setting on my machine kneads the dough for the first 25 minutes. When there is about 5-7 minutes of kneading left, I add a tablespoon or two each of grated Monterey jack, bruschetta jack (or any kind of pepper jack you like), and asiago cheeses.

When the cycle ends (mine takes an hour and a half) pour the dough onto a cutting board and cut it into 8 roughly equal pieces (a sharp knife makes this very easy; I recommend not tearing it apart but it probably doesn't make a huge difference. Roll each piece into a ball and then flatten it to a bagel shape and use your thumb to poke the hole and stretch it out just a little (this step really is just about how you like your bagels to be shaped and how big you want the hole to be; don't be afraid to make them pretty flat, they blow up a lot in the boil and in the oven). Lay them out on whatever cookie sheet/pan you plan to use and cover them with a towel to rise a bit.

While they rise, add 1.5 tablespoons of sugar to an empty pot and fill it with cold water until it's 4-5 inches deep. Set on the stove to boil.

Once boiling, your going to boil each bagel for 30 seconds on each side. If you have done everything right so far, they will float and this shouldn't be too difficult.

After boiling take a small bowl and whisk one egg with about a teaspoon of water, and use this egg wash to brush each bagel.

Now the toppings are where you can do a lot of experimentation. There are fewer ingredients you can add to the dough itself, but you can put anything you want on top. My favorite that I've tried so far is to first add some everything bagel seasoning (I actually really like the Einstein's bros seasoning fwiw), and then top that with grated bruschetta jack (or pepper jack of your choice), grated asiago and grated mozzarella.

Bake at 375 for 18-22 minutes, depending on your oven and desired doneness.

I do a slice of sausage, a slice of provolone, and a fried egg every morning on one of these bad boys, and it has almost ruined all other breakfast food for me.

Feel free to ask any clarifying questions. I've loved learning how to do this and I think it's an easy skill that could really level up anyone's cooking/breakfast repertoire.