Questions tagged [milk]
Mooo! Questions about this dairy substance need not be limited to cows but should be about the handling of milk as a primary aspect of the question.
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Can you make cheese curds with pasteurized milk?
I have this recipe for cheese curds that I want to try: http://www.ehow.com/how_5106352_make-cheese-curds-poutine.html, but it specifically calls for raw milk which is near to impossible to get here. ...
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What causes curding in this case: heating milk with large quantities of sugar
Yesterday I decided to try to make dulce de leche or caramel. I did not follow a recipe: I was as curious to see what would happen as I was hungry for sweet, caramelised, milky sugar.
I mixed semi-...
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How to effectively take cream from milk?
I tried to take cream from raw (full fat) milk by the common method: leaving the milk at refrigerator overnight, then taking the cream from top. The amount of cream came to the top was low, and after ...
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What mammals' milks are drunk by humans?
I'd like to make an exhaustive list of the various animals whose milk humans drink. Here's the ones I can think of:
human
cow
goat
sheep
camel
yak
buffalo
donkey/ass
Any others? If so, where?
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Why is the skimmed milk fizzy?
I put bananas, honey, almonds and skimmed milk in the blender and blended it. When it was all blended the surface had a layer of tiny bubbles and there was a audible fizzing sound, like from a soft ...
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Why does honey prevent porridge congealing?
I like my porridge cold so I typically prepare it in the evening and store it in the fridge for breakfast the following morning. My recipe normally includes 1/2 tbsp of honey for sweetening. When I ...
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why does my non dairy creamer not dissolve in coffee?
I use Nestle's Everyday Whitener to make coffee. But with some brands of coffee (eg: Davidoff) the creamer doesn't seem to dissolve. It instead remains suspended as granules in the coffee.
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Alternative for Swenson condensed milk. I'm diabetic
I'm diabetic. I've been given a receipt for ice box pie that uses this milk. What can I use to replace it with less sugar than receipts shown? It's made with Kool-Aid and cool whip.
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How can I replace sweetened condensed milk in key lime pie with goat's milk?
I want to make a Key Lime pie using only goat's milk(cow's milk allergy issues). The filing is usually, if not always, made with condensed milk. No one sells sweetened condensed goat milk - not even ...
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Is burnt milk that sticks to a pan something used in cooking ever? Does it have a name?
This might be a weird question but I have to ask it anyway. I make my dad boiled milk and I find the burnt milk that sticks to bottom of the pan has got a really great taste.
Does it have a name and ...
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I want to add milk powder in my bread recipe - what ingredients below do I reduce and by how much?
I would like to add milk powder in my bread recipe to soften the loaf and enhance the flavors. In my ingredient list, I have water, milk, bread flour, salt, sugar, yeast, butter. By what proportions ...
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Nutrition: Yogurt vs Milk [closed]
I'm generally a fan of having quite a bit of whole milk/yogurt made with whole milk (no flavoured stuff, no extra sugar). I'm also quite finicky about calories. I have found that the low sugar content ...
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Home made Rice Milk that's not slimy or chalky?
I'm wondering if it's possible to make rice milk at home that's similar in texture/taste to Rice Dream rice milk. Most recipes online are really similar to each other, essentially being, blend some ...
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How can you recognize cold milk that has gone bad or is about to?
The methods that I know to test cold milk is to either boil it and look for the break, taste it (yuk!), or hope it smells bad enough to know it's bad.
Is there an easy and scientific way to know ...
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Preserving small amounts of milk
My husband and I do not drink milk during the week, and rarely use it for cooking. However, on weekends when I am home I like to make coffee and have it with milk. The problem is it is very expensive ...
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Is there any way to make whey powder at home?
Any way to make it.Whey powder is pretty expensive here and I want to use it for baking.
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Why do some plant based milks require more emulsifiers than others?
I used to making milk from sunflower seeds and I always add the same amount of xanthan gum. I made my first raw quinoa milk and the water separated - but just a bit, maybe 1/4 of an inch - despite the ...
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Is raw quinoa milk safe?
I've read about saponins in quinoa, some say you need to thoroughly rinse it while others say you don't need to since they have already been washed at processing plants.
Say I rinse it to make sure ...
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Why does almond milk make eggs stick to a nonstick pan?
I was doing an experiment when I was making eggs this morning, and tried friendly farms almond milk instead of regular milk in my eggs, and the eggs stuck to the pan, when they normally won't without ...
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can whole milk with corn starch be used to make caramel sauce?
I read through some of the other answers about substituting milk for cream in caramel sauce and it seems that the sauce wont thicken because of the fat content of whole milk being too low,....so I was ...
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What is "reconstituted" milk?
Here in Chile nearly all milk you can buy in supermarkets is UHT milk in tetra bricks. Some brands state on the carton that the milk is "reconstituted", while others state that it is "not ...
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When milk is poured into cereal, what is it? [duplicate]
Is it a broth, a sauce, a beverage, or other? this was a question posed to me and I have clue how to answer this.
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Is my heavy cream not actually heavy cream?
I am under the impression that the difference between milk and heavy cream is the percentage of butterfat/milkfat. I purchased a gallon of D enriched whole milk today, as well as some heavy "whipping" ...
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What's the role of milk or yogurt in sponge cake?
Most recipes for sponge cake use a quantity of yogurt which sometimes is replaced with milk, or even soja or almond drinks.
In those recipes (flour, sugar, eggs, butter/oil, yogurt/milk, some ...
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Raw milk curdling in microwave
Why is it that every time I try to heat raw milk in a microwave it curdles and becomes like ricotta after a few seconds?
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Making hard cheese from milk by vinegar
I tried to make hard cheese from raw milk by a common recipe: heating milk to about 190 F, then adding vinegar to curdle. However, I faced three issues:
Different recipes suggest 1/4 - 1/8 cup of ...
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What nondairy milk does not curdle when heated?
I like to heat my milk for coffee (and use the microwave to do so) but I find with Soya Milk it curdles. Does anyone know of any other non-dairy milk that one can heat in a microwave please?
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Is there a way to keep bananas that are half submerged in milk fresh for at least 26-28 hours?
I make a special drink that contains banana and milk and I drink it every morning, is there a way i can have it ready in a blender for up to 28 hours? I am unsure but i got a recommendation of putting ...
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Why does coconut milk separate when it is placed in the fridge?
I have noticed that for many coconut whipped cream recipes, you are supposed to put the can in the fridge overnight to separate the fat and the liquid. Can anyone explain the food science behind why ...
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How can I remove burnt smell from white sauce?
I was preparing white sauce from milk.
I started with boiling one half litres skimmed milk for the above.
The bottom was getting burnt as I was not stirring continuously.
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My milk kefir molded.. What should I do
I put my dehydrated kefir grains in one cup fresh whole milk and after 24 hours I change the milk and rainse the grains. But after three days they become molded. Befor this I put my kefir grains in ...
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Steam "nature" of cappuccino steamers
Is there a difference in the "nature" of the steam being produced by the steamers in the espresso machines?
I have a decent espresso machine, but apparently even a professional barista who I know can'...
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Why did my soy milk turn sour
I got some soy milk on Saturday and it expires May 2017 (if unopened I presume). I went to open the fridge just now and I had a cup of tea with it no problems. I went to drink some now from the bottle ...
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Combine skim milk and cream to substitute for whole?
In what ratio would you combine skim milk and higher-fat dairy to reach an equivalent of e.g. whole milk? I ran out of whole the other day making bread, tried to add a splash of half-and-half to 2%, ...
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How much powdered milk and water would you need to make exactly 5 tablespoons of Milk?
I have a recipe that calls for 5 tablespoons of milk but only have powdered milk. And i don't want to make more than what I need as it won't get used in this house.
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Can I substitute two percent milk for low fat milk and bourbon in a cake recipe?
I'm making Banana-Nut Pound Cake and the recipe calls for low-fat milk or bourbon. I don't have these two ingredients. Can I substitute 2% milk instead?
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What accounts for the softer texture and sharper flavor of Italian ice creams?
I know that Italian ice cream (home made, most of all) doesn't use any stabilizers or gum ingredients.
How can they be made soft, and agreeable to taste?
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Use of sour milk for bread making - how long after the expiration date is it safe?
My mother uses (and my grandmothers used to use) sour milk in the baking of homemade bread. This was generally whole raw milk that had soured.
I'm not so lucky as to be able to get whole raw milk ...
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Why is the milk used in latte steamed and not boiled?
Does it make a big difference in the flavor of my latte if I boil the milk, versus steaming it?
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Can I use dry milk instead of whole milk?
If a recipe calls for whole milk and you only have dry milk, what would you do? Explain your answer.
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How to make paneer at home like the packaged ones?
whenever I make paneer, it is somewhat sticky on the teeth and doesn't give that 'squeaky' feel.
I use the packaged pasteurized full cream milk.
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Is there a name for fried evaporated milk?
I have heard of a food that is made by heating milk until most of the water is boiled off (or alternatively the top of the milk is skimmed off) and then is fried until lightly browned.
My Turkish ...
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When whipping cream, does its state continually cycle through various states? Is there a dead end at whipped butter? Or does something else happen?
I was attempting to make butter by whipping heavy cream in my Kitchenaid stand mixer. I noticed that cream was getting grainy (as the fat was globbing into butter) but then let it whip a little longer....
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Have I ruined my chicken by marinating it in milk and lemon?
So I wanted to make Gordon Ramsay's buttermilk fried chicken Recipe. Although I didn't have any buttermilk so I found online you can use milk with lemon as a replacement for buttermilk. Sounded ...
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Steeping coffee in milk
I'd like to add coffee to my hot cocoa recipe, but I'm not interested in using instant coffee. What do you all think is the best method- maybe I should heat my grounds & milk together and let it ...
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Expiration Date on Milk
What does the expiration date on milk cartons mean?
I have different experiences with the date:
There is still about a week before the expiration date but the milk has gone bad
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What is a good substitute for full cream milk powder?
I'm interested in making this milk bread recipe and noticed it called for full cream milk powder. I only have skim milk powder on hand, but read that using just skim milk powder won't provide the full ...
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I've tried to make yougurt but I've got soured milk - what went wrong?
I've tried to made home-made yogurt. I've tried to follow the receipt first by pasteurizing milk to kill the bacteria, waiting until the milk is 107 degree and adding culture. I've used incubator for ...
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Milk in fermented bread dough
I would like to ask if the role of milk in bread dough fermentation, is to increase the population of microorganisms similarly present in sourdough bread? If so, can it be said that this kind of bread ...
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What is the difference between milk (simple) and milk drink?
Here in Finland I have come across two types of milk. One is simple milk (maito/mjölk) and the other is milk-drink (maitojuoma/mjölkdryck). They also have variations like fat-free, light, whole (hel/...
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