Glitter Bagels with Homemade Vanilla Cream Cheese

Homemade Vanilla Cream Cheese

Step 1: Heat the Milk [00:14]

Pour the milk into a pot over medium heat.

Step 2: Add Acid [00:15]

Slice a lemon and squeeze its juice into the heating milk to start the curdling process.

Step 3: Strain the Curds [00:18]

Using a sieve, strain the mixture to separate the solid curds from the liquid.

Step 4: Flavor [00:20]

Add the seeds of a vanilla bean to the curds. Process the mixture in a blender until smooth.

Preparing the Glitter Bagels

Step 1: Slice [00:03]

Slice the sourdough bagels in half.

Step 2: Toast [00:13]

Bake the bagels in the oven to ensure they are perfectly toasted.

Step 3: Assemble [00:26]

Take the toasted bagel halves, spread a generous layer of your homemade vanilla cream cheese on one half, and sandwich them together.