Substitute for powdered soy milk?
Hello all!
So, I found a recipe for make-yer-own candy corn, which happens to be my all time favorite candy in the universe, other than Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and it was written by a vegan. No disrespect to vegans, but I have little reason to keep a box or bag of powdered soy milk taking up room in my teensy Manhattan kitchen. Can I use powdered non-fat milk instead? That, for reasons I can't remember, I happen to have a few pouches of.
Oh, for those wondering, the recipe was found in Bust Magazine, October/November 09 issue. Page 23.
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2 Comments:
Yeah i'm sure you can. I looked up another recipe and it used regular powdered milk. I don't think the fact that its non fat will be a problem.
rumanddiet at 12:27AM on 09/29/09
I'm sure you can substitute non-fat dry milk (NFDM) for powdered soy, but make sure you're substituting in the correct proportions. If your recipe is by volume (cups, teaspoons) or weight (pounds, ounces), the results may be different. NFDM is lighter than soy. You may have to add 10% more NFDM.
A company I worked for many years ago sent me to one of their facilities to figure out why the baker couldn't seem to make dinner rolls correctly.
Long story short, his formula called for 2oz of NFDM. He took out a 2oz ladle (volume) and measured the NFDM. A 2oz scoop of NFDM is about a 1/4 cup. His formula was written for weight, and 2oz of the feather-light NFDM is closer to 2 cups!
Weight versus volume in recipes can make a big difference.
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ChefToddMohr at 9:46AM on 09/29/09