Cottage Cheese Bagel Recipe
These 3-ingredient cottage cheese bagels are golden, high-protein little miracles you can bake or air fry. Great for breakfast, snacks, or sandwiches – soft inside, crisp outside, and ready in no time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes (or 12-14 min in air fryer)
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 bagels 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baked or Air Fried
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup full-fat cottage cheese
1 cup self-rising flour (see note for substitutions)
1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
Optional toppings: Everything bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, asiago cheese, poppy seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. If using an air fryer, preheat to 350°F.
- Blend cottage cheese until smooth using a food processor or blender.
- Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add self-rising flour and mix until dough forms.
- Move dough to a floured surface. Knead 8-10 times, adding flour if sticky.
- Divide dough into 4 equal balls. Roll each into a 6-7 inch rope.
- Shape ropes into circles and pinch ends to form bagels.
- Brush tops with beaten egg and add desired toppings.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes (or air fry for 12-14 min) until golden and puffed.
- Let cool 15 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- No self-rising flour? Use 1 cup all-purpose flour + 2 tsp baking powder + pinch of salt.
- Going gluten-free? Sub with a 1:1 GF flour blend and follow same adjustment.
- Want ‘em extra golden? Use the whole egg instead of just the white for the egg wash.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 182mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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