Can I use sour cream as a substitute for cottage cheese?!
Answers: I am baking lasagna, the problem is we do not have ricotta cheese, and the substitute is cottage cheese, which i don't like.
I have used Cottage Cheese before but to get it to hold together add an extra egg. Also, try to strain the whey(liquid) from it as best you can. This helps to keep it from being as runny. I have also mixed it with equal parts of ricotta. And other times have put it in the blender to get it to a more cremier texture. That works too but still drain the liquid. You can use a paper towel in the bottom of the sieve, and let it set for about an hour, dump it into a work bowl and scrape off the paper towel. Then add the mozzerella, parmesan, parsley, garlic, oregano, basil, eggs and mix it up. Delicious....
Sour cream wont go down well. If it is for the white sauce, you can make it from scratch with plain flour, milk, butter and normal chedder cheese
Best or close substitution for sour cream
Substitutions: 1 cup plain low-fat or nonfat yogurt (in cooked recipes, + 1 tbsp cornstarch) = 1 cup low-fat sour cream; For a slimmer version of it with only 0.5g fat then use 1 cup low fat ricotta cheese 1 cup plain low fat yogurt 1 tbsp lemon juice freshly groung black pepper pinch salt Combine ingredients throughly in a food processor. Keep refrigerated You can also make your own sour cream by adding one teaspoon of lemon juice to each 5 fluid ounces of fresh single cream (table cream).
cottage cheese makes it runnier. it works, but ricotta tastes better and hold together better.
No, you cannot ... sour cream will not hold. It may be best to run to the store and get some ricotta.