Cottage Cheese Pizza Buns
These cottage cheese pizza buns are soft, cheesy, and packed with 30 grams of protein each! They taste just like the nostalgic pizza buns you grew up eating, but they're easy to make at home with a quick no-yeast dough.
Servings: 2 buns
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup all purpose flour spooned and levelled (plus more for shaping/rolling)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup blended cottage cheese
Toppings
- 3 Tbsp pizza sauce
- ⅔ cup shredded mozzarella
- 2 Tbsp grated parmesan
- pepperoni
- sliced olives
- other toppings as desired
Instructions
- Prep: Position your oven rack to the middle and preheat to 450 F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Mix dough: Add blended cottage cheese to the mixing bowl. Mix with a spatula until a shaggy dough forms. Transfer to a floured work surface and gently knead for 1-2 minutes. Add a sprinkle of additional flour as needed if your dough feels too sticky.
- Divide dough, shape, and roll: Divide dough into two even portions. Shape into two smooth balls. Roll the dough balls on a well-floured surface into circles, about 6 inches across. Transfer to your parchment-lined sheet pan.
- Prepare pizza buns: To each pizza bun, add 1 ½ Tbsp pizza sauce and spread to the edges. Then, top each bun with ⅓ cup shredded mozzarella and 1 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese. Add pepperoni and sliced olives, and any other toppings as desired.
- Bake: Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and the bottom of your buns are golden brown. Remove from the oven and let them rest for at least 10 minutes before eating. Enjoy!
Notes
- I like to use an immersion blender to blend my cottage cheese before measuring. A regular blender works too, but it can be harder to use with this smaller volume of cottage cheese.
- Keep your work surface well-floured to prevent the dough from sticking.
- You can enjoy these warm and fresh, cold from the fridge, or re-heat in the microwave. Keep your pizza buns stored in the fridge for up to four days.
Nutrition
Calories: 455kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 2431mg | Potassium: 271mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 493mg | Iron: 4mg