Description
Hearty spinach cottage cheese flagels bring Mediterranean comfort to your kitchen, blending rustic charm with nourishing ingredients. Each bite offers a delightful fusion of creamy cheese and earthy greens you’ll savor from first to last morsel.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 oz (56 grams) baby spinach, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons (150 grams) flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Liquid/Fat Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Pulverize cottage cheese in a compact food processor until achieving a silky consistency.
- Integrate cottage cheese, flour, baking powder, salt, olive oil, spinach, and mozzarella in a spacious mixing vessel, thoroughly blending ingredients into a cohesive mixture.
- Transform the dough into a robust cylindrical form approximately 6 inches long, then partition evenly into 6 uniform segments.
- Manipulate each segment into a flattened circular configuration, creating a central aperture to mimic a traditional bagel aesthetic.
- Position the flagels onto a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet, meticulously coating the exterior surface with egg wash for enhanced golden coloration.
- Slide the prepared tray into a preheated oven calibrated at 375°F, allowing the flagels to undergo culinary transformation for 22-25 minutes until achieving a rich, golden-brown exterior.
- Carefully transfer the freshly baked flagels to a wire cooling rack, permitting complete temperature equilibration before presenting for consumption.
Notes
- Smooth out cottage cheese thoroughly in the food processor for a uniform texture that prevents lumpy dough.
- Ensure spinach is finely chopped or well-blended to distribute evenly throughout the flagel mixture, creating consistent green color and flavor.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute regular flour with almond or coconut flour, which will slightly alter the texture but maintain similar taste profile.
- When shaping flagels, wet hands slightly to prevent sticky dough from clinging to fingers, helping create cleaner, more professional-looking bread rounds.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 340 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg