In any grocery store you can now find several varieties of condensed milk. It would seem that with such an abundance there is no need to make it at home. In fact, there is such a need. When making condensed milk for yourself, you can put there only what should be in this product: milk and sugar. In addition, having bought milk from a familiar thrush, you can be firmly confident in its quality, and, accordingly, in the quality of condensed milk.
Pick your recipe
You will need
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- Milk 0.5 L
- Sugar 250 g
- Small pan
- Spoon or wooden spatula
- Whisk
Instruction manual
1
Pour milk into a cleanly washed pan. Gently pour sugar in the same place. Do it in small portions. Stir the sugar thoroughly with a whisk until it is completely dissolved. Try not to whisk milk.
2
Place the pot on a slow fire. Stir the mixture constantly during cooking to prevent lumps and condensed milk to burn. How much time you need to cook - it turns out empirically, a lot depends on the quality of milk and the burner. But wait until the mixture becomes thick
3
Remove the condensed milk from the heat and refrigerate. This can be done both at room temperature and in the refrigerator. Homemade condensed milk can be used, for example, to prepare a cream. You will need equal parts of condensed milk and butter. They must be thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained. You can add a few drops of lemon juice.
note
Homemade condensed milk has not a white, but a yellowish color.
The pan is best taken with thick walls.
Useful advice
For the preparation of condensed milk, you can use milk powder. It must first be diluted to the desired consistency.
Condensed cream is made according to the same recipe. Cream is better to take medium fat.
250 g of sugar is the minimum quantity for 1 bottle of milk. There may be more sugar, then milk will thicken faster.
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