Google Can You Tell Me How to Make Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese, long known as a diet or health food has great potential for the bodybuilding crowd as well as those just looking for a good source of low fat, high quality protein.
Cottage cheese is versatile as well as tasty, contrary to long held beliefs. You can do far more with it than serve a scoop on a lettuce leaf or with a side of peaches.
I've eaten cottage cheese as long as I can remember topped with just salt and pepper, but over the years I've developed some tasty recipes I've used during pregnancy when I've had problems keeping my protein up.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.
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Cottage cheese is made by separating the curd (milk solids) from the whey (liquids). You can make your own cottage cheese at home easily and you can control the fat content as well as the moisture content. Do you want to make a spread or dip with cottage cheese? Drain the curd well and limit the cream you add and you'll have a drier base. Do you love full fat creamy cottage cheese? Start with whole milk and finish with heavy cream (I cannot be held responsible for your heart attack!) Equipment needed: Strainer Cheesecloth Mixing bowl Large saucepan
| | Homemade Cottage Cheese Votes: 8 Rate this recipe! Print Recipe Cottage cheese is made by separating the curd (milk solids) from the whey (liquids). You can make your own cottage cheese at home easily and you can control the fat content as well as the moisture content. Do you want to make a spread or dip with cottage cheese? Drain the curd well and limit the cream you add and you'll have a drier base. Do you love full fat creamy cottage cheese? Start with whole milk and finish with heavy cream (I cannot be held responsible for your heart attack!) Equipment needed: Strainer Cheesecloth Mixing bowl Large saucepan |
Ingredients
- 1 gallon milk skim, 2%, or whole
- 3/4 cup white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste/health issues
- ½ cup half and half cream or heavy cream (depending on taste/health issues/desired outcome)
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Pour the milk into a saucepan, heat to 120 degrees f. over medium heat. Take pan off heat, stir in vinegar, stir for 2 minutes or so until the curd separates from the whey. Cover and let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
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Line the strainer (colander) with several layers of cheesecloth. Pour the separated milk into the cheesecloth. Let it drain for 10 minutes. Gather the corners of the cheesecloth and rinse the curds under cold running water while gently squeezing the curd constantly, until the curd is completely cooled.
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After the curds are cooled, squeeze it as dry as possible. Dump it into a mixing bowl, stir in the salt, and break the curds up into the desired curd size. Just before serving stir in the cream. Refrigerate any leftovers immediately.
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes Votes: 4 Rate this recipe! Print Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage Cheese
- 1 cup uncooked oatmeal
- 3 eggs beaten (low fat version omit egg yolk)
- Splenda, honey or sugar to taste
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- dash cinnamon
- 1 banana
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In a blender place eggs. Turn blender on low, pour in cottage cheese, banana, seasonings and sweeteners. Add oatmeal.
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When blended, cook just like pancakes in a nonstick pan. Top as desired.
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You may want to try some homemade spaghetti sauce with this next recipe.
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces ziti uncooked
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 large onions chopped
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 6 cups spaghetti sauce
- 4 cups cottage Cheese
- 4 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
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Cook ziti, drain and allow to cool.
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Brown ground beef, drain fat, add onion. Saute until onion is translucent.
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Add spaghetti sauce, mix thoroughly.
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In a separate bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan, eggs, and Italian seasoning.
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In a 4 quart baking dish, spread about 1/3 of the sauce mixture. On top of sauce mix place ½ of the ziti. Next spread ½ of the cheese mixture. Add another 1/3 sauce mixture, layer the rest of the ziti. Layer the rest of the cheese mixture and top with the rest of the sauce mix.
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Cover with foil and bake approximately 30 minutes until bubbly in center.
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Cottage Cheese Breakfast Blend Votes: 0 Rate this recipe! Print Recipe
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Similar to a smoothie, the cottage cheese gives this recipe more "body" making it more the consistency of a frozen treat.
| | Cottage Cheese Breakfast Blend Votes: 0 Rate this recipe! Print Recipe Similar to a smoothie, the cottage cheese gives this recipe more "body" making it more the consistency of a frozen treat. |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cottage Cheese
- 1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
- 1/4 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1 cup frozen berries whatever you like
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- dash cinnamon nutmeg, whatever you want however much you want
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Mix the cottage cheese and yogurt in a bowl, either mix the berries and applesauce in or blend the berries and applesauce together then mix into cottage cheese mix. Add seasonings to taste, add optional ingredients and stir.
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Cottage cheese makes a great low fat replacement for other higher fat ingredients. Use it in place of ricotta or mozzarella.
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Optional: Splenda, honey, sugar, flax seed/oil, protein powder
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Cottage Cheese Mousse Votes: 0 Rate this recipe! Print Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound cottage Cheese drained
- 1 pint berries
- ½ cup fruit spread same as the berries
- 1 cup heavy cream
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Place cottage cheese in several layers of cheesecloth, allow to drain overnight in a colander. Whip drained cottage cheese in a food processor until smooth and light. Clean and cut the fruit into small pieces. Fold the fruit and spread into the cottage cheese. Whip heavy cream until stiff and fold it in. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving
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About Lynne Jaques
Lynne is a stay-at-home mother of two boys. As a former US military officer and the spouse of an active duty US military member, Lynne enjoys traveling the world (although not the moving part!) and finding new cuisine and methods of preparing food. She also has the habit of using parenthesis way too much!
Google Can You Tell Me How to Make Cottage Cheese
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