How to Make Cottage Cheese Bread With Just 2 Ingredients

Cottage cheese bread sounds like a trick, but it’s just two ingredients: blend 1 cup of cottage cheese with 2 eggs, spread it thin on a lined sheet pan and bake at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes. You get a soft, bendy sheet you can cut into wraps or sandwich squares, with about 18 g of protein and 163 calories per wrap.

I make it on Sunday next to whatever else is in the oven, then use it all week for breakfast wraps and lunch roll-ups. It won’t fool anyone into thinking it’s a tortilla. It’s closer to a thin, savory crepe. But it holds a filling, it doesn’t crack when you roll it, and it costs almost nothing.

Cottage cheese bread recipe

Makes: 1 sheet (2 large wraps or 4 sandwich squares) · Prep: 5 minutes · Bake: 35 minutes · Total: 50 minutes with cooling

Ingredients

• 1 cup (226 g) 2% cottage cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning or everything bagel seasoning
• Pinch of black pepper
• Olive oil spray or 1/2 tsp olive oil, for the parchment

Method

1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) with a rack in the middle. Line a quarter sheet pan (about 9 x 13 inches) with parchment and lightly oil the parchment.
2. Blend the cottage cheese, eggs, garlic powder, seasoning and pepper for 30 to 60 seconds, until no white curds are left and the batter looks like thin pancake batter.
3. Pour the batter onto the parchment and spread it into an even rectangle about 1/4 inch thick, roughly 8 x 11 inches.
4. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the edges are deep golden and the top looks dry and matte, with no shiny spots.
5. Cool on the pan for 10 minutes, then peel off the parchment. Cut in half for 2 large wraps or into quarters for 4 sandwich squares.

Per wrap (half the sheet): 163 calories, 18 g protein, 5.7 g carbs, 7.3 g fat, 0 g fiber and about 419 mg sodium. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for 2% cottage cheese and whole eggs; the dried seasonings are left out of the count.

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Why the blender matters

You can stir the batter with a whisk and it will still bake, but you’ll get little pockets of wet curd that never set. Those pockets are what make people say the bread is soggy or tastes eggy. A blender, food processor or immersion blender turns the curds into a smooth custard that cooks evenly from edge to center.

The other big factor is thickness. A full quarter sheet pan gives you the 1/4-inch layer that bakes through in about 35 minutes. Squeeze the same batter into an 8-inch square pan and the middle stays damp long after the edges brown. If you only have a big half sheet pan, don’t spread the batter to the corners. Keep it in that 8 x 11 rectangle in the middle.

Low-fat or full-fat cottage cheese for bread?

All three common styles work. Here’s how one wrap changes with each, using 1 cup (226 g) of cottage cheese plus 2 large eggs per sheet:

Cottage cheese used	Calories per wrap	Protein per wrap	Fat per wrap
1% lowfat	153	20 g	5.9 g
2% lowfat (the recipe)	163	18 g	7.3 g
4% creamed (full-fat)	182	19 g	9.6 g

My pick is 2%. Full-fat gives a slightly richer, more tender sheet, and 1% gives the most protein but can bake up a bit drier. Whatever you buy, check the label: some brands are much looser than others. If yours has a lot of liquid on top, drain it in a fine sieve for 10 minutes before blending. Extra whey is the most common reason the sheet won’t set.

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Cottage cheese is also salty. One cup of 2% carries roughly 700 mg of sodium by USDA numbers, so I skip added salt entirely. If you’re watching sodium, a low-sodium cottage cheese drops that number a lot. For more on how cottage cheese stacks up against other cheeses, see our list of high protein cheeses ranked by protein per ounce.

Fixes for common cottage cheese bread problems

• Soggy in the middle: the layer was too thick or it came out too early. Spread it to 1/4 inch and bake until the whole top is matte, not just the edges.
• Stuck to the paper: use parchment, not wax paper, and oil it. Bare parchment can grab the egg.
• Tore when you lifted it: it was still too hot. Give it the full 10 minutes on the pan. It firms up as it cools.
• Rubbery texture: usually from overbaking or a pan that’s too small. Start checking at 30 minutes.
• Edges burnt, center pale: the batter wasn’t level. Tap the pan on the counter a few times before it goes in.

How to use it: wraps, sandwiches and pizza

Treat it like a soft wrap rather than a sliced loaf. It’s best warm or at room temperature, and a minute in a dry skillet brings back the toasty edges. A few ways I use a sheet:

• Breakfast wrap: fill a half sheet with soft scrambled eggs with cottage cheese, spinach and hot sauce.
• Turkey roll-up: sliced turkey, mustard, cucumber and a handful of greens, rolled tight and cut in half.
• Veggie wrap: a thick layer of high protein hummus, shredded carrots, roasted peppers and feta.
• Quick pizza: top a full sheet with marinara and mozzarella and bake 5 to 8 minutes more, until the cheese melts. If you like that idea, the cottage cheese pizza bowl is the no-crust version.
• Sandwich squares: cut into quarters and stack two with chicken salad for a packed lunch.

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Flavor variations

• Everything bagel: blend the batter plain and sprinkle everything bagel seasoning on top before baking so it stays crunchy.
• Cheesy garlic: add an extra 1/2 tsp garlic powder and scatter grated Parmesan over the top for the last 10 minutes.
• Herby: stir chopped fresh dill or chives into the blended batter. Don’t blend them in or the batter turns green.
• Spicy: add 1/2 tsp smoked paprika and a pinch of chili flakes.

Is this the same as cloud bread with cottage cheese?

Not quite. Cloud bread is made by whipping egg whites into a foam and folding the rest in, so it bakes into light, puffy rounds that break if you try to fold them. This cottage cheese bread uses whole eggs blended straight in, so it’s flatter, sturdier and bendable. Pick cloud bread if you want something airy to top like toast. Pick this one if you want a wrap.

You’ll also see “cottage cheese bread” used for an older yeasted loaf, usually flavored with dill and onion. That’s a real bread made with flour that you slice. This recipe has no flour at all, which is exactly why it’s so quick.

How long cottage cheese bread keeps

Because it’s basically a baked egg dish, store it like one. Get it into the fridge within 2 hours of baking, the limit USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service gives for leftovers. Wrap it well or stack the pieces with parchment between them in an airtight container.

FoodSafety.gov lists baked egg casseroles at 3 to 4 days in the fridge and 2 to 3 months in the freezer, and that’s the closest match. Eat it within 3 to 4 days, or freeze pieces flat with parchment between them. Reheat in a dry skillet for about a minute per side or for 15 to 20 seconds in the microwave.

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Cottage cheese bread FAQ

Does it taste like cottage cheese?

Not really. Once blended and baked, it tastes mild and a little eggy, like a thin savory omelet. The seasoning does most of the flavor work, so don’t skip it.

Can I make it without eggs?

Not this version. The eggs are what set the batter into a sheet. Without them you just have warm cottage cheese.

How do I know it’s done?

The edges are deep golden, the whole top is dry and matte, and the center springs back when you press it lightly. If any part still looks shiny, give it 5 more minutes.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central via getfoodfacts.com: Cottage cheese, lowfat, 2% milkfat (FDC 172182), Cottage cheese, lowfat, 1% milkfat (FDC 173417), Cottage cheese, creamed (FDC 172179), Egg, whole, raw, fresh (FDC 171287); large egg weight from Eggs, Grade A, Large (FDC 748967)
• FoodSafety.gov: Cold Food Storage Chart
• USDA FSIS: Leftovers and Food Safety