Cottage Cheese Bagels 🥯 | High Protein Bagel Sandwich | Easy Meals for One

Today I made cottage cheese bagels 🥯 — the high protein “it food” recipe! Perfect for bagel sandwiches, bacon egg & cheese bagels, and quick meals for one. This is a soft, chewy, and protein-packed breakfast that’s great fresh out of the oven. It tastes just like regular bagels and are made in a fraction of the time. ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Craving a bacon egg & cheese bagel 🍳🥓🧀 00:18 – Blending the Cottage Cheese 00:35 – Preparing the cottage cheese bagel dough 🥯 01:55 – Shaping & topping the bagels 03:35 – Baked Bagels (325°F, 40 min) 04:00 – Cooking the bacon 🥓 04:59 – Slicing the bagels & checking the crumb 05:28 – Preparing and Frying the egg 🍳 06:26 – Assembling the high-protein bagel sandwich 07:34 – Plating and Table Setting 07:42 – Eating and Final thoughts 🥯 Cottage Cheese Bagel Recipe (Makes 2 bagels) ¾ cup cottage cheese ½ cup bread flour ¾ tsp baking powder 1 egg (for egg wash) Optional toppings: Everything bagel seasoning, dried onion flakes Instructions: Blend cottage cheese until smooth. Mix with flour + baking powder to form a stiff, sticky dough. Shape into bagels (use a muddler or wetted silicone utensil). Brush with egg wash. Sprinkle with toppings. Bake at 325°F for 40 minutes until golden. ✨ Notes & Tips: Bagels came out soft and chewy, easier to eat than regular bagels (Gen X teeth approved 😁). Crumb stayed firm, not gummy. ✅ Keywords included naturally: cottage cheese bagels, high protein, bagel sandwiches, meals for one, homecooking for one