Cottage Cheese Bagels

Craving a delicious homemade bagel that’s easy, high-protein, and easy to make? These Cottage Cheese Bagels are made with just 4 simple ingredients and bake up soft, chewy, and perfectly golden brown. You can either make them in the oven or air fry them.

Why You’ll Love These Bagels With Cottage Cheese?

• Minimal Ingredients: Only cottage cheese, flour, baking powder, and salt!
• Quick and Easy: No yeast, no waiting for dough to rise.
• High-Protein and Filling: Thanks to the blended cottage cheese.
• Versatile: Add your favorite toppings like sesame seeds, garlic flakes, or Everything Bagel seasoning.
• Oven or Air Fryer Friendly: Perfectly baked whichever way you choose, especially on the top rack of the oven.
• Customizable: Make them gluten-free, keto (low-carb), or turn them into sandwiches!
• Inspired by Regular Bagels: But faster, lighter, and packed with protein.

What You’ll Need

• Cottage Cheese (1 cup) – full fat or low fat
• All-Purpose Flour (1 cup)
• Baking Powder (2 teaspoons)
• Salt (optional, ½ teaspoon)
• Egg Wash: 1 beaten egg (or just the yolk)
• Toppings: Everything Bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, garlic flakes, or your favorite blend
• Equipment:
  • Powerful blender or food processor (to blend the cottage cheese into a smooth dough)
  • Mixing bowl
  • Baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  • Air fryer (optional)

How to Make Cottage Cheese Bagels

1. Preheat:
   • Oven: 375°F (190°C)
   • Air Fryer: 280°F (140°C)
2. Prepare the Dough:
   • In a food processor or blender, blend cottage cheese until creamy.
   • In a bowl, mix blended cottage cheese, flour, baking powder, and salt until a sticky dough forms.

3. Shape the Bagels:

• Lightly flour your hands and divide the dough into 4 pieces.
• Roll each piece into a log and form a circle to create the classic bagel shape.

4. Add Toppings:

• Place bagels on a parchment-lined baking sheet (or air fryer basket lined with parchment).
• Brush with beaten egg (egg wash).
• Sprinkle with desired toppings like sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or garlic flakes.

5. Bake:

• Oven: Bake for 25 minutes on the top rack of the oven or until golden brown.
• Air Fryer: Air fry for 15 minutes until puffed and golden.

6. Cool:

• Let cool slightly before slicing and using as a sandwich base, toasting, or enjoying with butter or cream cheese.

Recipe Tips

• For a smoother dough: Blend the cottage cheese before adding dry ingredients (optional).
• Low-carb or keto: Swap all-purpose flour for almond flour (note: the texture will be slightly different).
• Make it gluten-free: Use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend for gluten-free cottage cheese bagels.
• No flour version: Try experimenting with almond flour or coconut flour versions.
• Fluffy texture: Make sure baking powder is fresh and aluminum-free.
• Perfect shape: Wet your hands slightly if the dough feels too sticky.
• Extra flavor: Add garlic powder, onion powder, or herbs to the dough.
• Golden brown perfection: Brush generously with egg wash before baking.

More Similar Recipes You May Like

• Keto Bagels With Almond Flour
• Cottage Cheese Pizza
• Keto Hot Dogs
• Cottage Cheese Stuffed Peppers
• Lemon Cottage Cheese Mousse
• Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse

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Cottage Cheese Bagels

Make these easy 4-ingredient Cottage Cheese Bagels at home! High-protein, fluffy, golden brown, and perfect for sandwiches or breakfast. Bake or air fry them in minutes

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 24 minutes mins

Total: 35 minutes mins

Servings: 4

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 cup cottage cheese
• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 tsp baking powder
• ▢ ½ tsp salt, optional
• ▢ 1 beaten egg, or egg yolk
• ▢ Toppings: Everything Bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, poppy seeds

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Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) or air fryer to 280°F (140°C).
• In a food processor, blend cottage cheese until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add flour, baking powder, and salt to the bowl. Stir until a sticky dough forms.
• Lightly flour hands and divide dough into 4 pieces. Shape into bagels.
• Place bagels on a parchment-lined baking sheet or air fryer basket.
• Brush with egg wash and add toppings.

Bake:

• * Oven: 25 minutes on the top rack until golden brown.
• * Air Fryer: 15 minutes until golden and puffed.
• Cool slightly before slicing, toasting, or making sandwiches.

Notes

Notes
* Use gluten-free flour for a gluten-free version.
* Almond flour can be used for a low-carb option.
* Freeze after baking and reheat by slicing and toasting.
* Top with butter, cream cheese, or use as a sandwich base.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 9mg, Sodium: 458mg, Potassium: 290mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 74IU, Calcium: 135mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Bread, Breakfast

Cuisine: European

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