These cottage cheese bagels promise to be better than you ever thought they could be.
Using only 5 simple ingredients, this easy recipe yields high-protein, chewy bagels with great flavor and texture. I’ll never eat any other kind of bagel!
Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make these high-protein bagels:
- All purpose flour. Swap in gluten free flour or whole wheat flour to suit your preferences. More on that below!
- Cottage cheese. I used 4% milkfat cottage cheese in this recipe, but you could also use low fat cottage cheese.
- Egg
- Baking powder
- Kosher salt
How to Make Cottage Cheese Bagels
Whip the Cottage Cheese
Start by whipping the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender.
Whipping the cottage cheese is the game changer in getting the best texture out of these high protein bagels.
Make the Bagel Dough
Combine the whipped cottage cheese with the flour, baking powder and salt.
Knead it for a few minutes until you have a smooth ball of dough.
Form the Bagel Shapes
Divide the dough ball into 6 equal pieces. Then, poke a hole and stretch the dough to create a bagel shape.
Be sure to make the bagel hole bigger than you think it needs to be, because the hole will shrink as the bagels cook.
Prepare the Bagels for Baking
Just before baking, brush the bagels with beaten egg and sprinkle on your toppings of choice.
Bake!
Your homemade bagels should be perfectly golden brown in about 30 minutes. Be sure to let them cool completely before enjoying them.
Watch how to make Cottage Cheese Bagels!
Toppings
There are lots of sweet and savory options for topping your bagels. Here are a few ideas:
- Everything bagel seasoning
- Dried onion flakes
- Poppy seeds
- Sesame seeds
- Cinnamon sugar
Serving Suggestions
Use these high-protein cottage cheese bagels the same as you would use traditional bagels. Here are some of my favorite ways to enjoy them:
1. Give them a shmear of cream cheese, butter, jam, peanut butter or more cottage cheese.
2. Top them with smoked salmon, creme fraiche and capers.
3. Make a bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich using your favorite ingredients.
4. Have a lunchtime bagel sandwich using deli meats, chicken salad or egg salad.
5. Use them in an elevated brunch dish like my Everything Bagel Smoked Salmon Casserole.
Storage Instructions
Store your cottage cheese bagels same way you would store regular bagels: in an airtight container or Ziploc bag with the air squeezed out.
Freezing these bagels is the best way to store them.
To reheat leftover bagels, allow them to thaw at room temperature and then pop them in the toaster for the best results.
FAQs
Each one of these delicious cottage cheese bagels delivers 10 grams of protein.
The higher the fat content in the cottage cheese, the more flavorful your bagels will be. Therefore, I recommend using full-fat cottage cheese or reduced fat cottage cheese. Try to avoid using nonfat cottage cheese.
You sure can. Be sure to use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend that includes xanthan gum. My favorite brand is Cup4Cup.
Yes! But they won’t have as much moisture as bagels made with regular flour, so your final product will be a little more dense.
When you make these cottage cheese bagels, I’d love to hear about it! Drop a rating or leave a comment below. Enjoy!
For more cottage cheese recipes, try these:
- Cottage Cheese Pizza (High Protein Crust Recipe)
- Viral 2 Ingredient Cottage Cheese Flatbread Recipe
- Fluffy Cottage Cheese Bread Recipe
Cottage Cheese Bagels
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Coat the parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Place the cottage cheese into the bowl of a food processor. Whip the cottage cheese until smooth. Transfer to cottage cheese to the bowl of dry ingredients. Stir well to combine.
- Dump the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth.
- Divide the dough into 6 balls. Poke a large hole (larger than you think you need) into each ball and stretch to make a bagel shape. Place the bagels onto the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Beat the egg. Brush each bagel with egg wash and sprinkle with seasonings of choice.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, until golden brown. Cool completely on the baking sheet.
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