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Easy High Protein Bagels Recipe

Easy High Protein Bagels Recipe

Make soft, chewy, high-protein bagels at home with Greek yogurt and simple ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 bagels
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup 240 g Greek yogurt — thick / strained
  • 1 ½ cups 180 g whole-wheat or bread flour
  • ¼ cup 25–30 g unflavored whey or plant protein powder
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp olive oil or cooking spray — for brushing
  • Optional toppings — sesame poppy seeds, everything seasoning

Equipment

  • Big mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups/spoons
  • Wooden spoon or spatula
  • clean counter space for kneading
  • small pot (for boiling)
  • Baking tray
  • parchment paper or oil
  • oven (and maybe a little paranoia checking mid-bake… I do it too)

Method
 

Cooking Method — Step-By-Step (like I’m right beside you)
    Mix the dry ingredients
    1. In the bowl:
    2. flour
    3. protein powder
    4. baking powder
    5. salt
    6. Give it a casual stir… pause… scrape the edges… stir again. I always miss one corner — every time.
    Add the Greek yogurt
    1. Spoon it in and mix.
    2. At first it’ll look crumbly… like “uhh… this isn’t working.” Don’t panic — happens every time. Keep mixing. It slowly blends into a shaggy dough.
    3. Drop it onto your counter.
    Knead — gently… like dough has feelings
    1. Fold… press… fold… press…
    2. About 2–3 minutes.
    3. You’re not wrestling it — just guiding it.
    4. if sticky → tiny flour dust
    5. if cracky → tiny yogurt splash
    6. You’ll feel it when it becomes smooth. Trust me — it just clicks.
    Shape into bagels
    1. Divide into 4 pieces.
    2. Roll each piece into a rope… join ends… make a circle.
    3. Leave the hole a little bigger than you think — they puff up.
    4. There’s always one odd-shaped bagel… that becomes the “tester bagel”. Tradition. I will protect it.
    Boil briefly (for real bagel texture)
    1. Simmer water — not aggressive boiling.
    2. Drop each bagel in:
    3. 10–20 seconds each side
    4. They’ll come out slightly plump and glossy… like they just took a spa steam.
    5. Place them on a tray.
    Add toppings + bake
    1. Brush with olive oil or egg wash.
    2. Sprinkle if you like:
    sesame
    1. everything seasoning
    2. oats
    3. or leave plain — classic bakery vibes
    Bake at:
    1. 190°C / 375°F for 18–22 minutes
    2. You’ll smell when they’re done. That smell… honestly… worth the wait.
    3. Let them cool slightly — even though patience hurts here.