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This easy cottage cheese bagel recipe uses just two ingredients and will seriously blow you away. They’re absolutely delicious and such a fun baked treat with 11 grams of protein per bagel.
Why you’ll love them
The best part about these cottage cheese bagels is how easy they are. You only need two ingredients to put the dough together, plus your favorite seasonings on top.
Cottage cheese is such a great ingredient for two ingredient dough because of how high protein and flavorful it is! If you’ve ever tried 2-ingredient dough before (like in my Air Fryer Cinnamon Roll Bites), it works out exactly the same with a cheesier flavor.
They’re also high protein with about 11g of protein per bagel, which is pretty impressive! You can even pair these with my Cottage Cheese Egg Bites for a seriously high protein and delicious breakfast. While these aren’t an exact swap for regular bagel, they’re a fun high protein swap that you can enjoy too.
Most importantly, these are GOOD. The cottage cheese gives the dough a super mild cheesy flavor that bakes up to be absolutely delicious.
Plus, there is just nothing like a freshly baked bagel right out of the oven! When these are fresh you don’t even need to toast them, they’re so good as is!
You can use these as a part of a balanced high-protein breakfast with some eggs and fruit on the side, or top with peanut butter or avocado for a super easy and delicious snack.
Ingredients
The best part about this recipe is how easy it is with just two simple ingredients. You only need one cup flour and one cup of cottage cheese.
- Self-rising flour: Self-rising flour has salt and baking powder added so you don’t have to add anything to it! It makes for super simple baked goods like these bagels.
- Cottage cheese: I like to use whole milk Good Culture cottage cheese, but any different brands of cottage cheese would work. If it has a lot of extra liquid, just drain it first (a little bit is fine!).
Optional toppings: Whatever seasonings you like on bagels. I used everything but the bagel seasoning mix (a blend of salt, poppy seeds, garlic, onion and sesame seeds) but you could also use dried minced garlic, garlic powder, onion flakes, just salt, or even cinnamon and sugar! Try different toppings each time you make them!
Step-by-step instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add cottage cheese and self-rising flour to a medium sized bowl. Mix well with a spoon as much as you can, and then switch to kneading the dough together with your hands. If it’s too sticky, add a pinch of extra flour until it’s easy to work with.
- Next, divide dough into four equal parts and form into a bagel shape. You can either roll them into a ball of dough, flatten them and poke a hole in the middle. Or, roll into long log shape and then connect the ends together.
- To add seasonings, press them into the dough. You can also brush the tops with an egg wash and then sprinkle with seasoning.
- Arrange your cottage cheese bagels on a sheet pan that’s lined with either parchment paper or silicone reusable baking mats.
- Bake bagels in the oven for about 25 minutes until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before slicing and eating. Serve with cream cheese, mashed avocado, a fried egg, peanut butter, or whatever you normally like on your bagels!
Recipe FAQ
How should I store cottage cheese bagels?
Store the bagels in an airtight bag or airtight container in the fridge. Warm up by toasting in a toaster or putting under your broiler on low for a couple of minutes.
Do I need to blend the cottage cheese?
Nope! No blending required for this recipe and there are no visible cottage cheese curds once they’re baked.
Can I make these in the air fryer?
Yes! You can also make these high-protein bagels in the air fryer by air frying at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes.
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Easy Cottage Cheese Bagel (2-Ingredients!)
Ingredients
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- optional: 1 whisked egg + egg wash to brush on top
Optional
- Seasoning ideas: everything but the bagel seasoning, dried onion flakes, dried minced garlic, or cinnamon and sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add cottage cheese and self-rising flour to a medium sized bowl. Mix well with a spoon as much as you can, and then switch to kneading the dough together with floured hands. If it's too sticky, add a pinch of extra flour until it's easy to work with.
- Next, split the dough into four equal parts and form into a bagel shape. You can either roll them into a ball, flatten them and poke a hole in the middle. Or, roll into long log shape and then connect the ends together. Note: Make sure the hole is about the width of your finger because it will get smaller when it bakes.
- To add seasonings, press them into the dough or brush bagel tops with egg wash and then sprinkle with seasoning.
- Arrange your cottage cheese bagels on a sheet pan.
- Bake for about 25 minutes. Bagels should be golden brown. Cool for at least 5 minutes before slicing and eating. Serve with cream cheese, mashed avocado, a fried egg, peanut butter, or whatever you normally like on your bagels!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an estimate.
I make these for myself with everything seasoning, and for the child Nanny for with cinnamon raisin. They are quick, easy, and delicious… a great way to get protein into yourself or a kid.
Yum! I agree they are just so easy and delicious!
I am grain free. What amount should I use for almond or tapioca flour? Also I am assuming I would need to add baking powder and salt. Please advise.
I don’t think these will turn out with almond or tapioca flour unfortunately, but you can experiment! I haven’t tried myself.
Love these! I am NOT a cottage cheese girly or a baker…..and I have made these numerous times. Successfully!
Yay! Thanks Cortney!
These are delicious! I made them with everything seasoning for me and plain for my picky kids. We are not cottage cheese fans but these are a game changer! So simple and so good!
One of my favorite cottage cheese recipes!
Delicious! First time making these, I did the egg wash and everything bagel seasoning. However, once cooked and cut open there was shiny spots of clear goey stuff inside. Could that be from uncooked egg wash seeping through it the dough? Please advise 🙂
Hi Stephanie! I’m so glad you enjoyed these! It’s the cottage cheese for sure :). I recommend letting them cool for at least 10-15 minutes befor cutting into them. When they’re fresh out of the oven the inside does have that “melted cheese” look a little bit, but then it goes away as it cools.