Pressed cottage cheese 78% © CooksInfo / 2011
Pressed cottage cheese (78%) is a soft, crumbly unripened cheese with white, dry curds. It is made from skim milk that is curdled with an acid or rennet.
Other cottage cheese has milk added to it after the curd has been formed; this version doesn’t, so its moisture content is only 78%. The milk fat content is kept low, at .5%.
It is sold in plastic bags or tubs. It can be very hard to find.
It is one of several different types of Pressed Cottage Cheese.
Cooking Tips
Moist enough to eat as part of a salad plate, etc., but mostly used as an ingredient in cooking, particularly German, vegetarian and low-fat cooking.
Substitutes
Ricotta, another type of pressed cottage cheese, or a dryer version of Quark Cheese
Nutrition
Low in lactose. Most brands contain no added salt, though they’ll likely have minimal traces of sodium.
Per 55 g (¼ cup, Western Dairy Brand): Calories 45, Fat .2 g of which Saturated .1 gm, Cholesterol 5 mg, Carbohydrate2 g of which Sugars 1 g, Protein 9 g
Storage Hints
Pressed cottage cheese 78% freezes well, unlike regular cottage cheese. After freezing, the consistency of the curd will be lighter and a bit drier. After thawing, use for cooking.
Pressed cottage cheese 78%, packaged. © CooksInfo / 2011