{"id":2905,"date":"2026-03-31T21:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2026-03-31T21:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:34:43","slug":"cottage-cheese-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/cottage-cheese-sticks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cottage Cheese Sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Cottage Cheese Sticks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Main Mixture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup cottage cheese (pressed or firm)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup grated mozzarella or cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp cornstarch<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Oil for frying (vegetable, sunflower, or canola)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional Coating for Extra Crunch<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1 egg (beaten)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix cottage cheese, grated cheese, egg, cornstarch, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper until thick and moldable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shape the sticks<\/strong><br \/>\nForm the mixture into sticks about 3\u20134 inches long and \u00bd inch thick.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional coating<\/strong><br \/>\nFor extra crispy sticks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roll each stick in flour<\/li>\n<li>Dip in beaten egg<\/li>\n<li>Roll in breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heat the oil<\/strong><br \/>\nPour oil into a pan to about \u00bd\u2011inch depth and heat to medium-high (~350\u00b0F \/ 175\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fry the sticks<\/strong><br \/>\nFry sticks in batches for 2\u20133 minutes per side until golden brown.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drain and serve<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove with a slotted spoon and place on paper towels to drain excess oil. Serve hot with your favorite dip.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Tips &amp; Variations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chill the sticks for 10\u201315 minutes before frying to help them hold shape.<\/li>\n<li>You can bake at 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C) or air fry at 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C) for a lighter version.<\/li>\n<li>Add herbs like oregano, basil, or chili flakes for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cottage Cheese Sticks Ingredients Main Mixture 1 cup cottage cheese (pressed or firm) \u00bd cup grated mozzarella or cheddar cheese&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2905"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2907,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2905\/revisions\/2907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}