🦋🥯 Protein Beauty Bagels w/ GF Option✨

🥯 Calories per bagel: 210 calories

💪🏻 Protein per bagel ~ 9g (depending on your cottage cheese)

**Ingredients:**

- 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese

- 1 cup gluten-free flour blend with xanthan gum or regular all-purpose flour (plus extra for flouring the surface)

- 3 tsp baking powder

- 1 tsp blue spirulina powder

- 1 egg (for egg wash)

- Your favorite seasoning for topping (e.g., Everything But The Bagel seasoning)

**Instructions:**

1. Blend cottage cheese until smooth.

2. Add cottage cheese to a mixing bowl and stir in the flour.

3. Add baking powder and blue spirulina powder; mix well.

4. Flour the surface and place the mixture on it.

5. Knead several times until a smooth ball forms. If too sticky, sprinkle with more flour.

6. Divide dough into four equal pieces.

7. Roll each piece into a 6-7 inch rope, about 1 inch thick. Join the ends to make a circle or a heart, pinching the seam tightly to seal.

8. Brush the tops with beaten egg and top with your seasoning of choice.

9. Bake in a preheated oven at 375°F (190°C) for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.

10. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before slicing. Bagels stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

🦋✨ Benefits of Beauty Bagels:

These Beauty Bagels are a nutritious and delicious addition to your diet. Packed with protein from the fat-free cottage cheese, they help keep you full and satisfied. The blue spirulina powder adds a vibrant color and is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, supporting overall skin health.

🦋🥯Enjoy a healthy, beautiful start to your day!

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