On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:59:30 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:03:01 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> > wrote:
>
> >I tried a recipe today for 'twice-baked' or 'stuffed' baked potatoes. One of
> >the ingredients is 1/2 cup of cottage cheese for 3 potatoes. I'm really not
> >familiar with cottage cheese; only had it served to me sort of plopped atop
> >a pear or peach half. It's surprising how sour the recipe turned out. The
> >cottage cheese is by Kraft and the 'use by' date is May although, of course,
> >I don't know if it was kindly treated before purchase. Does cottage cheese
> >have a sour taste? and what could I substitute if so? Polly
>
> what size potatoes? A little larger potato may make a difference. I
> would have added a bit of butter as well to blend the flavors.
> Janet US

Cottage cheese just sounds wrong on a potato and sour cottage cheese
sounds worse. IMO, it's probably not salted. Unsalted cottage cheese
has an off flavor if you're not used to it, but the recipe writer
probably used cottage cheese as a substitute for ricotta. That said,
I don't make stuffed potatoes, only twice baked... but food network
has lots of recipes for reference.
<http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/50-stuffed-potatoes/index.html>

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