I was making cottage cheese when company showed up and in the hubbub it cooked too long and now the curds are tough and squeak when you eat them. I put them in milk and salt (like I normally do) and put it in the fridge, will the curds soften up?
Thanks!
We eat them anyway! Squeeky cheese!
I did something similar once, but just used the dry cottage cheese in a lasagna. It was okay, but didn't melt as it would have ordinarily.
It probably won't soften up with the addition of milk, salt, and time in the fridge. Sorry!
Thanks for the replies. I let it sit in salted milk and it did soften just a little bit, enough so it didn't squeak but still not a soft curd like it was suppose to be. I used it like I normally use cottage cheese in some Mexican food I made and the family said they liked it better! So it worked out in the end ::)
Thanks again ladies.