If you’d told me a few years ago that I’d be whipping up homemade bagels  like it’s no big deal, I probably would’ve laughed… and then gone to buy a dozen from the grocery store. But here we are flour on my pjs, dogs underfoot, kids asking if they can “help” and somehow, bagel baking has become one of my favorite simple joys. They’re shockingly  easy, endlessly customizable, and made with just a few humble ingredients that somehow turn into something warm, chewy, and absolute