Quick question re: sweetened condensed milk

[Prairie]

Is it supposed to be the consistency of really think pudding? I'm trying a new recipe and I found a dusty old can of Eagle Brand. It tastes like sweet tasteless pudding, but is really thick.

[AlchemyAcres]

Is it supposed to be the consistency of really think pudding? I'm trying a new recipe and I found a dusty old can of Eagle Brand. It tastes like sweet tasteless pudding, but is really thick.

Yes, it's quite thick!


~Martin

[Prairie]

Thanks Martin, I was kinda worried. I'm trying a new recipe for Irish Creme, since Bailey's is damn near $20 for a mickey up here, and the wife likes it in her evening coffee. It came out ok, but is quite high test. I omitted the 2/3 c. sugar since it is quite sweet as it is. The recipe claimed it made 750 ml, but I only got 500 ml, and it is quite powerful. :dirol:

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipedetail.asp?sessionid=&login=yes&id=354&page=
(I took advice from the comments and used sweetened condensed instead of evaporated.)

[CanNerd]

It caramelizes (Dulce de Leche) and thickens as it gets old, but it is perfectly safe. Many people will cook it to do it on purpose, sometimes doing it with a still sealed can (not recommended).

[Prairie]

It caramelizes (Dulce de Leche) and thickens as it gets old, but it is perfectly safe. Many people will cook it to do it on purpose, sometimes doing it with a still sealed can (not recommended).

I learned in scouts NOT to do that, but my brother still does if he is having a fire outside and needs some excitement! :lol:

[AlchemyAcres]

Here's a recipe that uses sweetened condensed milk.

Gets some good reviews, I might try it! LOL

http://www.recipezaar.com/Baileys-Irish-Cream-Liqueur-Gift-Giving-or-for-Yourself-74594


~Martin

[MelleeRN]

I learned in scouts NOT to do that, but my brother still does if he is having a fire outside and needs some excitement! :lol:

hehehe... funny, kids did that once with a can of potted meat.... dont ask me why:)

[gunsmoke]

Strangely, many years ago my neices and nephews taught me the easy way to make carmel syrip for topping ice cream and such by simmering a can od sweetened condensed milk in a pot of boiling water, it takes a long time they were very young but knew not to let the water come to a boil, they told me it would explode if it did. I never tried but they did it often. When I see them at the holidays I'm going to ask them if they still do it.

[DM]

Strangely, many years ago my neices and nephews taught me the easy way to make carmel syrip for topping ice cream and such by simmering a can od sweetened condensed milk in a pot of boiling water, it takes a long time they were very young but knew not to let the water come to a boil, they told me it would explode if it did. I never tried but they did it often. When I see them at the holidays I'm going to ask them if they still do it.


I learned to do that many years ago. You have to make sure all of the can stays under the water, at a low simmer, for one hour. It works perfectly.

DM

[theresehirko]

An easy way to make dulce de leche is to put an unopened can of condensed milk in a crock pot, fill it up with enough water to cover it and cook it for 8 hours. I usually do this once or twice a year with as many cans as will fit in the crock pot in a single layer and let it cook on low while I am at work. When I come home, I turn off the crock pot and let the water cool down so that I can retrieve the cans. The labels come off but I just write on the can with a permanent marker. It is great on ice cream, pound cake, heck even sliced bread!

[AlchemyAcres]

Dulce de leche made from sweetened condensed milk is pretty good, but you can save a lot of money by making it from scratch, the way they do in Argentina and such.

I use raw milk.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/dulce-de-leche-recipe/index.html


~Martin

[NCLee]

Martin, thanks for the link.

Made a new topic for my DIY Cookbook
Milk - Dulce de Leche

In reading the comments on your link, ran across this link for making it in the oven. http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2005/11/dulce_de_lechec.html

Lee

[annabella1]

I make a substitute for sweetened condensed milk:
I heaping cup nonfat dry milk
1/2 cup boiling water
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter

beat together or spin it up in a blender. Use it like one regular can of sweetened condensed milk.

[NCLee]

Thanks for the recipe, annabella1. Just made a copy of it for my DIY cookbook.

I don't use a lot of it, so with this recipe I can omit one more thing that takes up space in the pantry that's seldom used.

Lee