help! can't find ingredient

[mac]

Help! I can't find an ingredient needed to make a Cheese torte. The ingredient is called Baker's cheese, or dry cottage cheese. I don't know where to look. Is there an appropriate substitute? Regular cottage cheese doesn't work at all. Any suggestions?

[Norma]

I've seen dry cottage cheese in with the regular cottage cheese and some supermarkets. Did you ask the store manager?

[sushibones]

From the Wellness Encyclopedia of Health and Nutrition:

Farmer cheese also called hoop, pot, or bakers' cheese.
If cottage cheese is placed in a form and the liquid pressed out, it produces a firm, rather grainy white loaf, very low in fat with a mildly tart flavor. Farmer cheese can be sliced or crumbled, and is a good baking ingredient.

Cook's Thesaurus www.foodsubs.com/Chefresh.html (http://www.foodsubs.com/Chefresh.html) also says you can make pot cheese by draining cottage cheese until most of the liquid has drained out.

[This message has been edited by sushibones (edited 01-10-2001).]

[Gail]

Gee... I'm not sure what this stuff is. Have you used it ever? I'm wondering if maybe it's something like this:
http://www.michiganbrand.com/

in which event maybe farmer's cheese or pot cheese might work??

May I also refer to you Cook's Thesaurus to check if anything listed sounds like something you might be able to use.

Sorry not to be of more help.

Good luck!

[Gail]

Strike my original answer. My browser didn't update and I think Norma and Sushibones have it covered!

[Vanessa]

I have found Farmer's cheese in places where latin products are sold. I did not know it was called Bakers cheese too.I must say its not easy to find but last time i found it in a Mexican area grocery. We pan fry it or use it in almojabanas wich is rice flour fritters.

[Teresa]

Dry cottage cheese is available with the other cottage cheeses in the dairy section, though it is usually packaged in a plastic bag and not a tub.

[anna-rina]

I'm not sure where you're writing from, but Trader Joe's (if you have one) often has Farmer's Cheese.