Cottage Cheese Bagels

4.84 from 25 votes

Cottage Cheese Bagels contain 11 grams of protein, made fluffy with 5 simple ingredients, and are easy to make even for novice bakers!

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Resting Time25

Total Time1

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: North American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: bagels

Calories: 168kcal

In a large bowl, add flour and baking powder; whisk well to combine.
Add cottage cheese and stir with spatula to combine, then proceed to mix with your hands until a ball of dough forms. Knead it about 20 times. Dough should be not sticky but not dry. Cover with a towel and let rest for 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Transfer dough on 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.
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 on a middle rack for 25 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes (do not skip!). Slice, spread and enjoy protein bagels with your favorite toppings.

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 microwave or toaster.
Air fryer: You can also air fry bagels at 280 F for 15-20 minutes, depends on 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.