r/Cooking • u/Browscar • 1d ago

Recipe help for a birthday potluck

So my bestie is celebrating on Friday evening and I had a great idea for a dish I could bring but I'm having trouble pulling it off.

My idea is rolled up crispy tortilla wraps with a cottage cheese/green onion and olive mix topped with some melted cheese. Now, I can get everything right...except for the crispiness of the tortilla.

Adding the mix to the tortillas, rolling and baking ends up with soggy-ish tortillas. Pre-crisping the tortilla "spirals" by themselves just leaves no space to put in the mix and it tastes too "raw". Crisping the tortillas before turning them into spirals leaves me with cracked tortillas oozing all over in the oven.

The recipe isn't the issue, it's my method. Anyone able to instruct me? They'll be served to like 14 people so I want to do a good job :') Thank you! My fallback is simple grilled veg and shrimp skewers but I'd love to try this one.

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u/Browscar 1d ago

Pinwheels, yeah. I don't want to fry them like taquitos. Maybe it's the mix, perhaps I should make them out of beef.. or maybe a cottage cheese alternative? Perhaps skip the cheese topping and just mix in the shredded cheese as the filling.

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u/Routine-Register7414 1d ago

Have you tried paneer? It’s cottage cheese cosplaying as tofu.

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u/Browscar 1d ago

LMAO that's a great description! I haven't no, but there's plenty of asian food stores in my area, so I should be able to find some tomorrow

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u/Routine-Register7414 1d ago

It’s Indian…I think even TJs carries a version. But yea, maybe a Patels or Asian grocery store. That can take heat too, you can fry it like tofu and it’ll keep its form.

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u/Browscar 1d ago

Ah, I'm not familiar, i'm from the Mediterranean :) But thank you for the tip, i'll give them a spin!