Hi Kathleen,sprinkling or dipping the boiled bagels in seeds or other toppings is the most common method for adding toppings, although you will lose a fair amount of seeds this way. You could also try this tip we offer on our Bagels recipe: To make sesame seed or poppy seed (or other seed) bagels, brush each bagel, just before baking, with a glaze made of 1 egg white beaten until frothy with 1 tablespoon of water. Glaze each bagel, and sprinkle heavily with seeds.

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