Description
These Cottage Cheese Bagels are a simple and protein-packed alternative to traditional bagels. Made with a mixture of flour and cottage cheese, they’re easy to prepare and bake, offering a satisfying and versatile base for your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour, more for dusting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 egg
- Everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, add flour and baking powder; whisk well to combine.
- Form Dough: Add cottage cheese and stir with a spatula to combine, then mix with your hands until a ball of dough forms. Knead about 20 times. Dough should be not sticky but not dry. Cover with a towel and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Shape Bagels: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Transfer dough to a counter, form a log, and cut into 4 even pieces. Flour the surface, place one piece of dough, roll into a rope, and then into a bagel shape, pinching the ends together. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and repeat with remaining dough.
- Egg Wash and Season: In a small bowl, whisk the egg. Brush bagels with an egg wash and sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, onion flakes, or leave plain.
- Bake: Bake on a middle rack for 25 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Serve: Slice, spread, and enjoy protein bagels with your favorite toppings.
Notes
- Store: Keep in an airtight container in a cool dark place for 3-4 days.
- Freeze: Freeze in a resealable Ziploc bag for 3 months. Thaw on a counter for a few hours or pop into the microwave or toaster.
- Air Fryer: You can also air fry bagels at 280°F (138°C) for 15-20 minutes, depending on the air fryer.
- Gluten-Free: I tried bagels with this Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free baking flour. I know there is also this one, and I think it will work, I just don’t love its chickpea taste or texture.
- Don’t skip resting the dough and bake bagels as per recipe.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel
- Calories: 198 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 392 mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 2mg
