Protein pizza buns (pizza bread) with cottage cheese – a viral hit with plenty of flavour.
These protein-rich pizza buns – or perhaps more accurately pizza breads – are one of the viral food trends that is really taking off on social media right now.
I have tested them at home, and let me put it this way: three out of four were mad about them – and that counts as approved in this house.
The base is simple: cottage cheese, eggs and a little flour. It doesn’t give you a classic bread texture – so don’t expect an airy bun. Instead you get a moist, slightly squidgy “flatbread” that is packed with protein and tastes surprisingly good.
They are easy to make, need no proving time and are perfect as a little pizza snack, for lunch, in a packed lunch – or simply when you fancy something tasty and high in protein.
They work both warm and cold, they freeze well, and of course you can vary the filling exactly as you like.
An honest word about the texture:
Although these are called protein pizza buns on social media – and yes, that is the viral name they go by – it is important to say that you shouldn’t expect a classic bun texture. This is not a light, airy bread as you know it.
They are something else entirely – and something really, really good.
They have this moist, squidgy and almost juicy texture, you might call it, that makes them deeply satisfying to eat. Not dry, not boring – but a little compact, soft and full of flavour. Think of them more as a small pizza bread or a protein-rich snack than as a bun.
So if you go into the recipe with that mindset, you will only be pleasantly surprised – because they taste wonderful and are genuinely filling.
Protein Pizza Buns – Pizza Bread with Cottage Cheese
Ingredients
- 500 g cottage cheese
- 4 eggs
- 200 g ham strips cooked ham, cut into strips
- 100 g grated mozzarella – I use Cheasy a Danish reduced-fat brand; any grated mozzarella works
- 300 g plain flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- Freshly ground pepper
For the topping
- 100 ml pizza sauce
- 50 g grated mozzarella or cheddar
Method
- Blend the cottage cheese and eggs to a smooth cream in a mini chopper or similar.
- Pour it into a bowl and fold in the ham and mozzarella.
- Add the plain flour, baking powder and salt – season with freshly ground pepper and stir well with a spoon or similar.
- Spoon dollops of the mixture onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment, flatten them slightly, spread the tops with pizza sauce and sprinkle with the extra cheese.Be aware that they spread quite a bit during baking, so they will "bake together a little" if you bake them all on a single tray. They are easy to separate once they have cooled slightly.
- Bake in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 200°C for about 22-25 minutes.Leave them to cool on a wire rack before packing them in an airtight bag and storing in the fridge.
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En fantastisk opskrift 4 gang jeg laver den i dag, hvor jeg har pyntede den med pepperoni 🙂
Jeg har også lavet dem og puttede dem fryseren og så tager jeg dem op om morgen og lader dem tø op, smager stadig godt koldt.
Fantastisk opskrift.
Hej Dina
Hvor gør det mig mega glad at høre altså – tusind tak fordi du skriver det 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Vi er allerede i gang med 3 portion herhjemme. De ryger på ingen tid. Virkelig lækker opskrift.
Hejsa
Det gør mig simpelthen så glad at høre – tak for din dejlige besked 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
De er super lækre!! Kan virkelig anbefales. Jeg tilføjede 3 tsk oregano i dejen og pyntede med lidt pepperoni på toppen. Lav dem! Man bliver ikke skuffet det kan anbefales at lune dem når man skal spise dem.
Hej Louise
Hvor er det dejligt at høre, tusind tak:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hejsa Dianna
Et skud i tågen og en total nybegynder inden for den glutenfri verden
Ved du om man kan bruge glutenfri mel i opskriften?
Mvh Maiken
Hej Maiken
Tusind tak for din besked. Jeg er desværre heller ikke super meget indeni det glutenfri bageri, men tror sagtens du kan bruge glutenfri mel til opskriften 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hej Maiken
Har lige lavet dem Glutenfri
Brugte dog kun 250gram glutenfri mel.
De smager sindssygt godt. Har dog ikke prøvet dem kolde, kunne ikke vente
Hvis man vil undgå hvedemel kan man så bruge mandelmel
Hej Jannick
Har desværre ikke prøvet – men det tænker jeg da:)
Dbh Dianna
Super gode og nemme at lave!
Hej Camilla
Hvor dejligt at høre – tusind tak for din feedback:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hej
Kan disse boller fryses?
Vh Anette
Hej Anette
Det kan de sagtens ja 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Hvad er næringsindhold pr. Bolle? 🙂
Hej Lili
Hvis du bliver premiummedlem kan du faktisk se næringsindhold på mine opskrifter. Der er på godt 7-800 opskrifter nu, og jeg arbejder mig igennem dem alle.
Men der er ca. 240 pr bolle.
Warm wishes, Dianna