Powdered Milk is Versatile and Frugal

There is beauty to cooking with and using powdered milk.

Powdered milk is a powder made from dried (dehydrated) milk solids. Due to its low moisture content, powdered milk has a far longer shelf life than its liquid counterpart and does require refrigeration. At one time people shunned at the thought of powdered milk but today more and more people are embracing the wonders of milk solids.

Using powdered milk is economically friendly being that is not only cheaper, but, as mentioned earlier, it last longer than liquid milk. Using powdered milk is also economical because in the event that you run out of liquid milk, you can just run over to your pantry, instead of the store, and grab that box of milk solids. As far as cooking with powdered milk, it is definitely something you want to consider. You can use powder milk to make macaroni and cheese. Dairy, just like powdered milk and with the right ingredients you can create your own recipe using milk solids instead of liquid milk.

Powdered milk is frequently used in baking; in recipes where adding liquid milk would render the product too thin to be used. If your kids are chocolate or flavored milk fans, then powdered milk is a great way to provide them with all the healthy benefits of liquid milk while saving a few dollars by utilizing the powdered version for drinks that required milk. You can also use powdered milk to whipping cream, yogurt and other dairy items.

Powdered Milk Candy

‘Polvoron’ or the Powdered Milk Candy is one of the most popular and favorite sweet Filipino delicacies. A kind of Andalusian shortbread of Levantine origin, Polvoron is round or oval-shaped sweet made of flour, sugar, butter, powdered milk, and nuts. Some of the most popular variants include Polvoron with pinipig, Strawberry Polvoron, cookies-and-cream Polvoron, Polvoron covered with dark chocolate, and Polvoron with Casuy.

• All-purpose Flour: 4 cups

Ingredients/Materials:

• Powdered Milk: 2 cups

• Butter (Melted): 1 ½ cup

• Finely granulated sugar: 2 cups

• Japanese paper/Cellophane strip

• Polvoron Moulder: regular/large/extra large size, depending on your need

Method of Preparation:

1) Put four cups of flour in a pan and heat over medium flame for nearly 15 minutes. Continue to stir constantly until the flour becomes light brown in color. Do not stop stirring to avoid burning the flour.

2) Once the flour becomes golden brown, turn off the heat and empty the flour into a big bowl.

3) Add powdered milk to the bowl and mix it well with the flour for 3-4 minutes.

4) Add melted butter and finely granulated sugar and mix well, until the mixture becomes homogenous.

5) Fill the mixture in the Polvoron mould and press it hard with the help of a spoon. The mixture should be thick and firm. If it is too loose, add more butter and olive oil until it becomes thick enough to enable you to pick up a Polvoron from the mold without it crumbling away.

6) Place the Polvoron in an air tight container and refrigerate until they become hard.

7) Once firmed, wrap each Polvoron individually in Japanese paper or cellophane and store them in the fridge.

Powdered Milk Smoothies

Fruit and Yogurt Smoothies

Serving Size: 2 large glasses

Prep Time: 5 minutes (if you make a bunch of baggies ahead of time)

Ingredients:
3/4 cup of frozen strawberries

1/2 cup of frozen blueberries

1/2 cup of frozen peaches or raspberries

1 cup of powdered milk prepared*

5 ice cubes of fat-free strawberry yogurt (or any other kind)
Sugar or other sweetener to taste

*instead of water for the liquid part of the milk, you can use juice for the flavor and sweetness, and the powder to make it creamy!

Directions:
Pour milk into blender

Add fruit, blend

Add yogurt cubes, blend

Add sugar, blend

Eat with a spoon, or drink with a straw

Directions to prepare a bunch of smoothies for the go ahead of time:
Buy 8-10 ziploc baggies

Buy bags of your favorite frozen fruits (I did 2 strawberry, 1 peach, 1 blueberry)
Divide up your fruit into the baggies

Divide a large container of yogurt into ice cube containers and freeze
Once frozen place 5 yogurt cubes into each ziploc bag
Put bags into the freezer and use them up as you wish, all you’ll need to add is the milk and sugar.

Having a husband who refuses to drink regular powdered milk makes it pretty difficult to find ways to sneak it into my cooking, but the smoothie trick works great!

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survived enjoy the powdered milk.