High Protein Cottage Cheese Soft Pretzels

Add cottage cheese to a food processor and blend until smooth. You can use a blender for this but it is much easier to blend it up in a food processor.

Add flour, salt and baking powder to a bowl and mix together. Pour in cottage cheese and mix again. Knead with your hands until everything is fully combined.

Wash your hands so they aren't sticky and add a little flour to a cutting board. Roll out the dough into a long rope about 12 inches long. Cut the rope in half.

Shape each rope into a U, cross the ends over each other, and press them down at the base of the U to form a pretzel shape.

Add pretzels to a baking sheet lined with silicone or parchment paper. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle over salt. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until pretzels are golden brown.

Brush pretzels with butter. Serve with mustard, your favorite dipping sauce, or enjoy as is.