Cottage Cheese Rolls
These easy cottage cheese rolls are soft, high in protein, and made with just four main ingredients! A quick, no-yeast recipe perfect for breakfast, a dinner side, or even as a sandwich bun. They're freezer-friendly, easy to customize, and come together in minutes!
Servings: 10 rolls
Ingredients
- 2 cups cottage cheese use whole milk cottage cheese with 4% milk; other varieties may affect texture
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 ¼ cups self-rising flour plus more for dusting
- 1 egg optional to brush the top of the rolls with for a shiny golden finish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Add the cottage cheese, maple syrup, and salt to a high-powered blender and blend until completely smooth
- Pour the cottage cheese mixture into a large bowl along with the self-rising flour. Use a fork to mix the mixture together until it combines into a moist dough
- Place the dough mixture onto a floured surface and immediately coat the dough in flour so that it is less sticky. Shape the dough into a large, circular disk . Note: The dough will be very sticky at this point, so make sure to keep the outside coated in flour to make it easier to work with.
- Split the dough into 10 pieces. Roll each piece into a small dough ball, gently coating with more flour as needed
- Place the dough balls on a large parchment paper-lined baking pan, with a couple of inches of space in between each row to allow for rising (Image 9). Optional: Whisk the egg and brush the tops with the egg wash for a golden brown color when baked.
- Bake the rolls for 25 minutes, or until golden. Let the rolls cool off completely before serving.
Notes
- Use whole‑milk cottage cheese for the best dough texture. I recommend using cottage cheese with 4% milkfat.
- The dough will seem sticky when mixed, but immediately coat it with flour on a surface to make the outside of the dough easy to touch and work with. You may notice that the dough is still sticky when slicing into smaller pieces, but once you coat the individual pieces with flour, they will be easier to roll into small balls.
- Let the rolls cool completely before serving.
- See step-by-step photos in the post above to see how the dough should look at various steps.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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