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How to use sour milk

10 years ago

At the farmers market I bought "raw" milk--pasteurized but still contains all of its cream. I've threatened DH's life if he throws it out. It is still very rich. How do I use it?

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krmarchese

10 years ago

We used milk with all of its cream while growing up - we got it from my uncle's milk cooler before the milk truck picked it up. My parents skimmed the cream off the top & used it in coffee & us kids shook the cream into the milk & drank it & used it on cereal.

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grainlady_ks
10 years ago
Quick breads (especially pancakes and scones) and some cakes. When you start to look in old cookbooks, you'll find a plethora of recipes calling for "sour" milk. Just do a Google search on --- recipes using sour milk - and you'll find lots to choose from.
lindac92
10 years ago
However, I question if "raw" pasteurized milk sours in the same way that real raw milk does. It just seems to separate and get nasty. Real raw milk sort of clabbers.
However if it is good, buckwheat pancakes are a good use for it.
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
10 years ago
Pancakes, biscuits, muffins, banana bread: IMPE, all quick bread recipes may use sour milk, buttermilk or yoghurt to make for a tender result, even if the recipe does not call for it.
User
10 years ago
Make sure you use a tiny amount of baking soda whenever you use any sour milk or buttermilk product...makes it rise so much better. c
grainlady_ks
10 years ago
This link will give you even more ideas and more information about adding baking soda trailrunner mentioned.

http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2013/05/20-ways-to-use-sour-raw-milk.html
lindac92
10 years ago
Most baking powders used today contain bicarbinate of soda, and recipes celling for sour milk will take into account the amount needed in proportion to the sour milk.> I don't recommend just adding a pinch of soda to your recipe when using sour milk.
Recipes with an acedic ingredient usually call for some soda....recipes with apple sauce, cocoa powder, lots of brown sugar and things like orange or lemon juice.....or sour milk or cream. The acid and the soda "fizzes" and causes a rise....but after mixing wet and dry together, get it into the oven because that rise will go flat very quickly.
annie1992
10 years ago
Beachlily, it isn't sour yet, is it? If not, use it just like you would whole milk, shake the cream in if it rises to the top, or skim some of the cream off and use that, then you'll have 2% or skim or whatever, according to what you skim off. Or, make cheese!

I like raw milk, I used to milk our family cows when I was a child up through my teenage years, and remember grabbing that glass jar and shaking the cream that rose to the top, then pouring a big cold glass. We didn't pasturize or anything, just ran it through the skimmer and put it in the fridge. Grandma liked to skim a few spoons full off for her coffee, otherwise she used evaporated milk for coffee.

If it's sour, that's the time to make banana bread or pancakes, biscuits or cake. After it gets really sour, though, it's time to get rid of it, there is a limit!

Annie

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