Cookbook talk:Sirniki (Russian Cheese Fritters)

So, how dry do the curds have to be? Could we possibly use Ricotta cheese in place of the cottage cheese? It is already considerably drier.
 * Hi! My family is Russian, and I LOVE sirniki. In answer to your question, we never heard of sirniki with cottage cheese. It is almost always made with tvarog (I think in English that it is called Russian farmer's cheese). Tvarog is very dry. It can also have sweet fillings like jam or dried fruit (often apricots or raisins). The sweeter versions are often used to make sirniki. If you use the plain version, the sirniki are often often served with jam.

(Unrelated: for some reason when I think about Russian food, or Russian things in general, my English gets messed up. Usually I speak better then this.) JonathanHopeThisIsUnique (discuss • contribs) 14:53, 26 July 2014 (UTC)