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Freshly baked cottage cheese bagels sprinkled with poppy seeds and sesame

Cottage Cheese Bagels

  • Author: Sophie Lark
  • Total Time: 23 mins
  • Yield: 4 bagels 1x

Description

These cottage cheese bagels are chewy, golden, and protein-packed—made with just 4 ingredients and ready in under 30 minutes. A high-protein, air-fried bagel recipe perfect for clean eating and busy mornings.

Ingredients

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1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup cottage cheese, blended until smooth

½ egg, beaten (or 1 egg white)

Optional: sesame seeds, everything but the bagel seasoning

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix.
  2. Next, add the cottage cheese to a food processor and blend until smooth.
  3. Add the blended cottage cheese into the dry ingredients and mix until a smooth dough. I like to start mixing with a fork and then switch over to my hands.
  4. Note: if at any point the dough feels too sticky just dust a little bit of flour as you work with it.
  5. Next, cut the dough ball into 4 equal pieces. Take each piece, roll into a ball and poke a hole in the middle with your finger creating that bagel-like shape.
  6. Shape each one into a bagel by gently stretching it and dust with a little bit of flour if it sticks to your hands as you work with each one.
  7. Once the bagels are shaped, crack 1/2 egg (or 1 egg white) and beat it well.
  8. Brush the tops and the sides of each bagel with the egg and optionally, sprinkle each one with sesame seeds, everything but the bagel seasoning or poppy seeds.
  9. Air fry at 300F for 13 minutes or until golden. Enjoy!

Notes

If the dough sticks to your hands, just dust with a bit more flour.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 5.

Freeze for up to 3 months. Reheat in air fryer at 280°F for 3–4 minutes.

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 13 mins
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Air-Fried
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bagel
  • Calories: 150
  • Sugar: 1g
  • Sodium: 280mg
  • Fat: 4g
  • Saturated Fat: 2g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 20g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 12g
  • Cholesterol: 30mg

Keywords: cottage cheese bagels, high protein bagels, air fryer bagels, healthy breakfast, clean eating bagels

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