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"Stack of golden brown bagels filled with cottage cheese Bagels and topped with sesame and poppy seeds."

cottage cheese bagels

High-protein, no-yeast cottage cheese bagels made with almond flour. Quick, fluffy, and customizable with savory or sweet toppings. Your new go-to weekend breakfast!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rest Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 5 bagels
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: American, Gluten-Free (if using almond flour), Low-Carb
Calories: 220
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Base Dough
  • 1 cup Cottage cheese - Full-fat or low-fat
  • 1 Egg - Large
  • 1 cup Almond flour - Finely ground
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder - Aluminum-free recommended
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt - Fine
Optional Toppings / Add-ins
  • 1 Egg for brushing - Lightly beaten
  • To taste Everything bagel seasoning - On top before baking
  • ½ teaspoon Garlic powder - Mixed into dough or topping
  • 1 tablespoon Sesame seeds - For topping
  • 1 tablespoon Dried herbs - Optional – basil dill, etc.

Equipment

  • 1 Large mixing bowl (For combining wet and dry ingredients)
  • 1 Measuring cups (Standard or metric)
  • 1 Baking sheet (Any standard size)
  • 1 Parchment paper (To line baking sheet)
  • 1 kitchen scale (Optional, for portion accuracy)

Method
 

  1. Combine cottage cheese and egg in a bowl until the mixture is smooth.
    "Assorted ingredients for cottage cheese bagels including eggs, flour, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and fresh cottage cheese."
  2. Stir in almond flour, baking powder, and salt until dough forms.
    "Blue ceramic bowl filled with fresh cottage cheese and a wooden spoon."
  3. Divide dough, roll into balls, and shape each one into a bagel.
    "Unbaked bagels sprinkled with sesame and poppy seeds on a wooden board, ready for baking."
  4. Place on tray, brush with egg, and add your favorite toppings.
    "Freshly baked cottage cheese bagels topped with herbs and seeds, golden brown and fluffy."
  5. Bake at 375°F for 20–25 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
    "Stack of golden brown bagels filled with cottage cheese Bagels and topped with sesame and poppy seeds."

Nutrition

Serving: 85gCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 13gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 3.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 340mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 160IUCalcium: 100mgIron: 1.1mg

Notes

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