Too Much Milk

We get milk delivered twice a week and occasionally we can't keep up and I forget to cancel in time. What do you do with too much milk that is NOT homemade ricotta or yoghurt?

savorthis
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jenniebgood
jenniebgood August 15, 2012
VVVanessa - thanks for your response below - it's very helpful. As I read it I remembered that Nathan Myrvold and the Modernist Cusine folks posted a recipe for a caramelized carrot soup on their recipe and they go into some detail about the Maillard reaction as well. Their recipe calls for baking soda also. I'm glad you explained this! http://modernistcuisine.com/recipes/caramelized-carrot-soup/
 
jenniebgood
jenniebgood August 15, 2012
Oops - meant to write they posted a recipe for caramelized carrot soup on their website (not recipe).
 
Reiney
Reiney August 14, 2012
Infuse some with nutmeg & bay leave - for béchamel and its many derivatives, or polenta (the latter would be great with grilled summer veg & a poached egg!)
 
Reiney
Reiney August 14, 2012
Er, make that bay "leaf". Sheesh.
 
chef O.
chef O. August 14, 2012
Freeze the extra
 
HalfPint
HalfPint August 14, 2012
How about Sweet Milk Liqueur? http://www.thekitchn.com/a-sweet-treat-homemade-milk-li-138124

I've made this and it's surprising smooth and not as sweet as it looks, probably from the citrus fruit used.
 
petitbleu
petitbleu August 14, 2012
Try your hand at mozzarella or even feta (feta is actually super easy and keeps indefinitely in brine): http://www.thejoykitchen.com/recipe/feta
 
alng4768
alng4768 August 13, 2012
I would freeze excess milk so I'd not have to buy it later.
 
Quinciferous
Quinciferous August 13, 2012
I would make kheer -- Indian rice pudding. It's quite delicious and uses up a ton of milk! Here's a recipe (though I leave my rice whole and include somewhat more of it than this author does):

http://food52.com/recipes/9692_kheer_indian_rice_pudding
 
SeaJambon
SeaJambon August 13, 2012
If it is whole milk, buy some cream and make ice cream...
 
Melusine
Melusine August 13, 2012
Yum...pot pies! Baked oatmeal, which is good served hot or room temp and keeps nicely for a couple days in the fridge. One of the summer corn chowders posted on this site. (The spicy corn and scallop chowder is fabulous.) Iced coffee or chai. Mix with heavy cream for quiche (I have cream and milk in my fridge more often than half and half -- it works well.)
 
Sadassa_Ulna
Sadassa_Ulna August 13, 2012
Gelato or sherbet, vichyssoise?
 
Kristen W.
Kristen W. August 13, 2012
Unfortunately everything I can come up with right now sounds not all that appealing during a major heat wave, but for what it's worth:

Pork tenderloin braised in milk is delicious and uses quite a bit of milk. Another one I like is this recipe for skillet chicken pot pie. It's super-easy, very tasty and comforting, AND uses 2 cups of whole milk:
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/skillet-chicken-and-mushroom-potpie

Maybe you can keep those in your back pocket for cooler weather. I'm sure others on the forum can come up with some warm-weather friendly options!
 
savorthis
savorthis August 13, 2012
I forgot about pork braised in milk! I have given up on not cooking in this weather so I might just try that. Thanks for the reminder.
 
ChefOno
ChefOno August 13, 2012

Pudding

 
vvvanessa
vvvanessa August 13, 2012
I love making dulce de leche. This is roughly the recipe and method I use, though I add in 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and don't necessarily put in the vanilla:
http://chezpim.com/bake/how-to-make-hom

The finished product freezes well; just be sure to gently press a layer of plastic wrap onto the surface of the dulce de leche before covering and freezing it.
 
savorthis
savorthis August 13, 2012
Ooh- I love dulche de leche. Great idea!
 
jenniebgood
jenniebgood August 14, 2012
Hi vvvanessa - I'm just curious - what is the purpose of adding baking soda to your recipe? thanks
 
vvvanessa
vvvanessa August 14, 2012
jenniebgood, I use the baking soda because that's the way I first learned to make dulce de leche, but now that you ask the question, I wonder, too! So here's what a recipe generated by the google says. I think the question could use a little more research, but this is an interesting start:

1 tsp baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) -- this is needed for a complete browning-- it lowers the pH and prevents milk proteins from coagulating (bunching up). The browning is not caramelization -- it is a Maillard reaction which requires the addition of a base. If you do not add baking soda the sauce will still thicken and taste wonderful, but the full potential of the sauce will be lost.
 
mensaque
mensaque August 16, 2012
My mom always says the baking soda is for a darker color,and the more you add the darker it will get.She is the specialist on "doce de leite" as we call it in portuguese.I think it is a great idea,and if you add melted chocolate when it's done...oh,God in heavens!Or you can do what we do in Brazil and add grated coconut or chopped nuts(my favorite) while you cook it,and plum jam or guava jam after it's done not stirring to much,so you and up with a marbled effect.
 
mensaque
mensaque August 16, 2012
"End up...so you END up with a marbled effect" says the distracted brazillian girl!Oh,one more thing:try it on some white fresh cheese.We call it "queijo de minas" and if you have a brazilian neighborhood in your city you may be able to find it.If not,the closest thing would be ricotta cheese or fresh goat cheese.
 
savorthis
savorthis August 16, 2012
Wow- that sounds amazing. The coconut and chocolate especially.....
 
vvvanessa
vvvanessa August 16, 2012
mensaque, I had no idea you could do all those amazing things with dulce de leche! This changes everything! Also, I need to go to Brazil as soon as possible.
 
mensaque
mensaque August 16, 2012
Glad you liked it,savorthis! "Bem vinda",vvvanessa!
 
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