Delicious Powdered Milk!

April and I were discussing ways to use powdered milk a few weeks back. Of course you can use it in most of the recipes you have that call for milk. However, just for drinking, it may not have as much appeal. I remembered some recipes I had come across, and I thought I'd post them.


"Awesome Powdered Milk"
"I went to my friend's house one day" says the author, "and she had me try this milk. She does lunches for a private school and was looking for a way to get the kids to drink milk, inexpensively. She said the kids LOVED this. The idea is to put a little bit of the milk fat back into the skim powdered milk - this makes it taste like the milk we're used to drinking from the store."
In a 2 quart mixing pitcher first put 3 cups hot tap water, then add 1 Tbs. of sugar, 1/8 tsp. vanilla (optional) and 1 1/4 C milk powder (check directions for 2 qts. on your powdered milk and adjust this amount as needed.) Mix this until all is dissolved. Then add 1 C. of whole milk and water to the 2 quart line. Mix, chill well and serve. Canned evaporated milk can be used in place of the whole milk. (One can evaporated milk and 1 can water makes another substitute for store milk.)

"Powdered Milk Evaporated Milk"
1 1/2 C. water
1 1/8 C. instant dry milk powder (must be a real powdered milk, not a milk alternative)
Mix together with a wire whisk and use in any recipe calling for a 12 oz. can of evaporated milk.

"Powdered Milk Sweetened Condensed Milk"
1/2 C. hot water
1 C. sugar
2 C. instant dry milk powder
1 Tbs. butter
Blend in blender very well. Use in any recipe calling for sweetened condensed milk.

"Spiced Hot Chocolate Powdered Milk"
1 C. reconstituted dry milk
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 square Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, finely chopped.
Bring milk and cinnamon just to a boil on medium-high heat. Add chocolate; beat with whisk until chocolate is melted and milk is slightly frothy.
The last 3 recipes are from everydayfoodstorage.net