Cottage Cheese Protein Everything Bagel Bread

If you love the taste of everything bagels, this bread is going to make you really happy.

It has all that savory garlic and onion flavor baked right into a soft loaf, with sesame and poppy seeds on top for a nice crunch.

The secret here is cottage cheese. It gets blended until smooth and creamy, which keeps the bread moist and tender without feeling heavy.

It also gives this bread a great protein boost, so a slice actually keeps you full for a while.

I like it toasted with a little butter in the morning, but it works just as well next to soup or a salad.

Why I Love This Recipe

Packed With Protein – The cottage cheese and eggs give every slice a real protein boost that keeps you full for hours.

Bold Everything Flavor – The garlic, onion, and seedy everything bagel seasoning make each bite taste just like your favorite bagel.

Soft and Tender Crumb – Blending the cottage cheese smooth gives this bread a moist, fluffy texture that never turns dry.

The Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Small Curd Cottage Cheese
• 2 Large Eggs
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 3/4 tsp Fine Salt
• 2 tbsp Everything Bagel Seasoning
• 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
• 1 tsp Poppy Seeds

How to Make This Recipe

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper.

Step 2

Blend the cottage cheese, eggs, and olive oil until completely smooth and creamy.

Step 3

Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1 tablespoon of everything bagel seasoning in a large bowl.

Step 4

Fold the cottage cheese mixture into the dry ingredients just until no dry flour remains. The batter will be thick, so spread it evenly in the prepared pan.

Step 5

Sprinkle the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and remaining everything bagel seasoning over the top. Press the toppings lightly into the batter.

Step 6

Bake for 45 to 52 minutes, until the loaf is deeply golden and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. If the top browns too quickly, loosely cover the pan with foil during the final 10 minutes.

Step 7

Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer the bread to a wire rack and cool completely before serving.

Quick Tips

Blend the Cottage Cheese Until Totally Smooth

The whole point of blending the cottage cheese with the eggs and oil is to get rid of every last curd. If you leave lumps in there, you’ll bite into little pockets of cottage cheese instead of a smooth, even bread.

Run your blender or food processor for a full minute until the mixture looks like a creamy, pourable batter with no bumps. This is also what gives this bread its high protein boost, so don’t rush this step.

Measure Your Flour the Right Way

Scooping the measuring cup straight into the flour bag packs in way too much, and that makes the bread dense and dry. Instead, spoon the flour into your cup and level off the top with a flat edge.

From my experience, even an extra quarter cup of packed flour can turn this into a heavy loaf. If you have a kitchen scale, 2 cups is right around 240 grams.

Fold Gently and Stop Early

Once you add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, fold just until you don’t see any dry flour. The batter will be thick and a little stiff, and that’s exactly how it should look.

If you keep stirring past that point, you’ll work the flour too much and the bread comes out tough and chewy instead of soft. A few lumps in the batter are totally fine.

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Quick Answers

Is this bread actually filling or does it taste like a diet loaf?

It’s genuinely satisfying thanks to the cottage cheese and eggs, which make it a protein rich loaf that keeps you full longer than plain bread.

The everything bagel seasoning gives it that savory, toasty flavor you love from a real bagel, so it doesn’t taste like a health food compromise at all.