Bagel nostalgia

When I was a senior in college, I lived just down the street from Einstein Bagels. Many days, I would stop by on my way home from class for 2 bagels which made up my lunch. A salt covered bagel for my main and cinnamon sugar or chocolate chip for dessert. Bagels were filling, inexpensive and I didn't get tired of them. 

When I had a little extra money I would splurge on an egg sandwich. I loved that microwaved egg topped with cheese and a slice of tomato on an everything bagel! Recently I have been wanting to have this again, with a vegan version of the egg.  

The pandemic has had me in a baking mood. There is something so comforting about working with dough and baking treats that we can enjoy throughout the week. Yesterday, I whipped up a batch of everything bagels, and remembered that I have the Vegan Egg in my cabinet. I purchased it for a fried tofu "chicken" recipe, but never used it as an egg substitute in a meal. I made the egg according to the instructions, and carefully placed it on my hot out of the oven everything bagel with a healthy layer of my cheeze sauce and topped it with a little hot sauce. Though the Vegan Egg tasted nothing like egg (I wasn't disappointed), the sandwich was just what I was looking for - hot, a little messy, very flavorful and satisfying. I'll definitely make this again but with tofu scramble instead of the Vegan Egg.