Spiderweb Bagels with Cream Cheese
Equipment
- Toaster
- Mixing bowl
- Zip-top bag
- Knife
Ingredients
- 4 plain bagels
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and divided
- 1/4 teaspoon black food coloring
- 4 black olives
Instructions
- Split each bagel in half and toast until golden and crisp.
- In a small bowl, mix 2 ounces of the cream cheese with the black food coloring until evenly tinted.
- Spread the remaining 6 ounces of plain cream cheese evenly over the eight bagel halves.
- Spoon the black cream cheese into a zip-top bag, snip off one corner, and pipe thin concentric circles on each bagel half. Drag a toothpick from the center outward in several places to form a web design.
- Slice each black olive in half lengthwise. Place one half in the center of each web to form the spider body and cut the other half into thin strips for legs. Arrange the legs around the body.
Notes
Pipe the black cream cheese lines while the plain layer is still soft so the web design holds without cracking. If the black mixture feels too thick to pipe, stir in a teaspoon of milk. These bagels taste best fresh but can be assembled a few hours ahead and covered until serving.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Equipment: Toaster, Mixing bowl, Zip-top bag, Knife
Cuisine: American
Equipment: Toaster, Mixing bowl, Zip-top bag, Knife