Easy Spinach Cottage Cheese Flat Bagels
These Easy Spinach Cottage Cheese Flat Bagels combine nutritious spinach with creamy cottage cheese, offering a delightful and healthy twist on traditional bagels.
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped Ensure spinach is well-drained
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup all-purpose flour Can substitute with whole wheat or gluten-free flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 each egg, beaten For egg wash
- to taste sesame seeds or everything bagel seasoning Optional, for topping
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chopped spinach, cottage cheese, flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir until the mixture forms a dough.
- Lightly flour a surface and roll the dough into a log shape. Divide it into equal portions (about 6-8) for bagels.
- Shape each portion into a bagel by forming a circle with a hole in the middle, ensuring the hole is large enough to prevent closing during baking.
- Place the formed bagels on the prepared baking sheet. Brush them lightly with the beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds or bagel seasoning on top if desired.
Baking
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until they turn golden brown.
- Remove them from the oven and let them cool slightly before serving.
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Notes
Store bagels in an airtight container. They can be refrigerated for 3-4 days or frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator and reheat before serving.