Lounge Foodies: Can goat cheese be substituted for mascarpone?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

is it a similar enough texture?

[Tektonik]

1. no no no

You could substitute mascarpone with a mix of 1 part sour cream to 1 part cream cheese.

I'd just go get the mascarpone; what are you using it for?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. a blue berry turnover with mascarpone

[Tektonik]

4. Because mascarpone is expensive here, there are a lot of substitute recipes out there

I'd google around for some and see if you can find one with ingredients you have.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. i have too much cheese lying around the house... the crottin i have is a similar texture

and i have some cream cheese... we'll see what happens!

[HopeHoops]

3. You can't spread goat cheese. You'll get a lot closer with straight cream cheese or neufchatel

Go with the latter if you want less flavor from the cheese. If you use goat cheese, you might just end up with a monster-sized booger.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

5. crottin is spreadable... not lumpy goat cheese

[MajorChode]

7. This is a standard substitute for mascarpone

For every 8 oz. of cream cheese, mix in 1/4 cup cream and 3 tablespoons sour cream. Whip this up and you have a very good Mascarpone look-alike.
http://www.jewishfood-list.com/recipes/chs/mascarponesub01.html

[Bertha Venation]

8. ew

Don't do it . . .

[Fleshdancer]

9. I almost recommend using goat cheese on your previous post

You were worried that your turnover appetizer was too similar to the dessert you have planned, right? I think goat cheese would be good for this. Goat cheese and blueberries go very well in salads, so I imagine it will be great in a turnover too.

If you wanted something less sweet and more savory, I think a goat cheese and mushroom turnover would be great.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. i did it. it turned out great!~

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Oh, my! Not in a way that keeps the taste anywhere near the same.

Certainly you can do it, but, wow, be careful. In fact, a tiramisu with goat cheese could be an interesting experiment - I think it could work.

But the goat cheese is also denser; though it's still spreadable, it's not as softly spreadable as mascarpone.

Is you can't find mascarpone, try some cream cheese with a bit of lemon juice squeezed in it and sour cream (or creme fraiche, even better).

[AngryAmish]

12. nononononono