how many grams in a cup of cottage cheese?

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• How much cottage cheese do I need to replace a cup of ricotta in lasagna?
  Use roughly the same volume — one cup of cottage cheese (around 226 grams) stands in for a cup of ricotta in most baked pasta. If the curds look wet, drain in a sieve for 10 minutes first or pulse briefly in a food processor; otherwise the filling layer ends up looser than ricotta and can weep into the sauce as the lasagna rests.
• Should I drain cottage cheese before measuring a cup for blended pancakes?
  For blended pancake or protein-bowl batters, don't drain — the whey contributes liquid the recipe is counting on. Scoop directly from the tub, level the top with a spatula, and you'll be close to 226 grams. If you drain first, weigh after draining and reduce other liquid in the recipe by a tablespoon or two to compensate.
• Does small-curd versus large-curd cottage cheese change the cup weight?
  Curd size barely moves the scale; both pack around 226 grams per cup because the whey fills the gaps between curds either way. What does shift the weight is fat percentage and how much liquid the brand leaves in the tub. A dry-curd or pressed style runs lighter per cup, closer to 200 grams, and behaves more like farmer's cheese in baking.

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