Everything Bagel Chaffle with Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese

Eating low carb, feeling deprived, and missing your bagel? Here’s a quick-and-easy solution to get your bagel fix.

Step: 1

Preheat a waffle maker according to manufacturer’s instructions.

Step: 2

Whisk egg, 2 teaspoons bagel seasoning, coconut flour, and baking powder together in a small bowl. Stir in mozzarella cheese.

Step: 3

Pour 1/2 of the batter onto the waffle maker and spread it out from the center with a spoon. Close the waffle maker and cook until the chaffle reaches your desired doneness and waffle maker stops steaming, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step: 4

Remove chaffle from waffle maker, place on a rack, and repeat process with remaining batter. Cool for several minutes to let them crisp up.

Step: 5

Spread each chaffle with 1/2 of the salmon cream cheese and garnish with remaining 1 teaspoon bagel seasoning, capers, and red onion. Cut out a circle in the center of the chaffle with a sharp knife or use a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to make the chaffles look more authentic and fun.

Per Serving: 232 calories; protein 12.5g; carbohydrates 5.7g; fat 15.3g; cholesterol 141.1mg; sodium 1013.7mg.

The quality of the flour could make a real difference to your bread. Different brands do vary. Extra-strong or Canadian flours, which are naturally higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re make wholemeal bread , which not always rise as well as clear bread.

To made this in a breadmaker , add all the menus to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

A dough’s first rising can be done in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great timesaver , as you can start it night before , then finish it off the next day.