Milk

Used in 37 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Milk on this page means whole milk, with single cream or water given as options in some recipes. Its fat gives sauces and puddings a rounded, creamy body that semi-skimmed lacks, which is why the recipes ask for it. It is warmed and whisked into a roux for Bechamel Sauce, baked slowly with rice and sugar into Baked Rice Pudding, and set into Crème Caramel and Vanilla Custard. When heating it, use a heavy pan over low to medium heat and stir; milk scorches on the base and boils over with very little warning. To stop a skin forming on a cooling sauce or custard, press baking paper onto the surface.

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Recipes with milk

Albóndigas in Almond Sauce — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Albóndigas in Almond Sauce

Pork and beef meatballs simmered in a pale sauce thickened with fried bread and almonds rather than flour.

1 hr 15 minServes 4

Baked Lasagne — shot from directly overhead: ragu and béchamel layered thin between dried pasta sheets

Baked Lasagne

Ragu and béchamel layered thin between dried pasta sheets, baked until the top blisters and rested so it cuts into squares.

CheeseItalianMain courses

Baked Rice Pudding — shot from directly overhead: pudding rice baked in whole milk for two hours without stirring

Baked Rice Pudding

Pudding rice baked in whole milk for two hours without stirring, until the grains collapse to cream under a browned nutmeg skin.

2 hr 55 minServes 6

BritishDessertsVegetarian

Bechamel Sauce — shot from directly overhead: a white sauce built on a cooked butter and flour roux

Bechamel Sauce

A white sauce built on a cooked butter and flour roux, with the milk beaten in by stages so it thickens smooth instead of lumpy.

BasicsFrenchSauces

Blini — shot from directly overhead: thin yeasted pancakes of buckwheat and wheat flour

Blini

Thin yeasted pancakes of buckwheat and wheat flour, cooked in a hot pan and served with soured cream, butter or salted fish.

1 hr 45 minServes 4

BreakfastPescatarianRussian

Bushwacker — shot from directly overhead: a frozen chocolate-and-coconut rum drink from the Gulf coast

Bushwacker

A frozen chocolate-and-coconut rum drink from the Gulf coast, closer to a milkshake than a cocktail and unapologetic about it.

15 minutesAmericanCocktails

Buttery Mashed Potato — shot from directly overhead: potatoes steam-dried in the pan and pushed through a ricer

Buttery Mashed Potato

Potatoes steam-dried in the pan and pushed through a ricer, then beaten with butter before the hot milk goes in.

BritishPotatoesSide dishes

Carnitas — shot from directly overhead: pork shoulder simmered in its own fat until it falls apart

Carnitas

Pork shoulder simmered in its own fat until it falls apart, then crisped in the same pan so half of it shatters.

3 hr 45 minServes 8

Cinnamon Bun Concoction — shot from directly overhead: two tubes of shop-bought cinnamon rolls

Cinnamon Bun Concoction

Two tubes of shop-bought cinnamon rolls, cut into pieces and baked in a maple custard. It comes together in ten minutes and feeds a table.

BakingBreakfastScandinavian

Classic Scones — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Classic Scones

Plain scones brought together in under a minute and cut straight down with a floured cutter, so they rise tall and split cleanly.

BritishDessertsVegetarian

Conch Fritters — shot from directly overhead: chopped conch in a loose batter with sweet pepper and scotch bonnet

Conch Fritters

Chopped conch in a loose batter with sweet pepper and scotch bonnet, dropped into hot oil and eaten standing up with a squeeze of lime.

CaribbeanPescatarian

Creamy Oat Porridge — shot from directly overhead: rolled oats cooked in milk and water and stirred throughout

Creamy Oat Porridge

Rolled oats cooked in milk and water and stirred throughout, which draws out the starch that separates creamy from watery.

30 minutesBreakfastBritish

Crème Caramel — shot from directly overhead: a baked custard turned out under its own caramel

Crème Caramel

A baked custard turned out under its own caramel, cooked in a water bath at a low temperature so it sets smooth rather than pitted.

5 hr 35 minServes 6

DessertsFrenchVegetarian

Crumpets — shot from directly overhead: a wet yeasted batter cooked in rings on a low griddle

Crumpets

A wet yeasted batter cooked in rings on a low griddle, with bicarbonate stirred in at the end so the holes open right through.

2 hr 5 minServes 5

BreadBritishVegetarian

Festival — shot from directly overhead: slightly sweet cornmeal dumplings rolled long

Festival

Slightly sweet cornmeal dumplings rolled long, fried until crisp outside and cakey within, and eaten with anything fried or jerked.

CaribbeanSide dishesVegetarian

Forshmak — shot from directly overhead: salt herring chopped fine with apple

Forshmak

Salt herring chopped fine with apple, hard-boiled egg and onion into a spread for dark rye bread.

3 hr 45 minServes 8

JewishPescatarianRussian

French Toast — shot from directly overhead: thick slices of stale bread soaked in an egg and milk custard

French Toast

Thick slices of stale bread soaked in an egg and milk custard, then fried in butter over medium heat so the centre sets without the crust burning.

8 hr 50 minServes 4

BreakfastFrenchVegetarian

Garlic Naan — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Garlic Naan

A yoghurt-enriched yeasted dough cooked in a screaming hot pan and blistered under the grill, which stands in for a tandoor.

2 hr 10 minServes 4

BreadIndianVegetarian

Gratin Dauphinois — shot from directly overhead: thin potato slices simmered in cream on the hob until their own starch thickens it

Gratin Dauphinois

Thin potato slices simmered in cream on the hob until their own starch thickens it, then baked slowly until set.

1 hr 50 minServes 6

FrenchPotatoesSide dishes

Guryev Kasha — shot from directly overhead: semolina baked in layers between the skins lifted from scalded cream

Guryev Kasha

Semolina baked in layers between the skins lifted from scalded cream, with nuts, preserved fruit and caramel.

2 hr 52 minServes 8

DessertsRussianVegetarian

Kotlety — shot from directly overhead: everyday Soviet-era mince patties bound with milk-soaked bread

Kotlety

Everyday Soviet-era mince patties bound with milk-soaked bread, which keeps them tender rather than springy.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

Main coursesRussian

Kulebyaka — shot from directly overhead: an enriched pastry loaf layered with salmon

Kulebyaka

An enriched pastry loaf layered with salmon, rice, egg and dill, baked until the crust sounds hollow.

3 hr 10 minServes 6

Main coursesPescatarianRussian

Kulich — shot from directly overhead: tall enriched Easter bread coloured with saffron and studded with raisins

Kulich

Tall enriched Easter bread coloured with saffron and studded with raisins, finished with a white glaze that runs down the sides.

7 hr 55 minServes 12

BreadRussianVegetarian

Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake — shot from directly overhead: a creamed-method lemon loaf finished with a granular sugar and juice drizzle poured on hot

Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

A creamed-method lemon loaf finished with a granular sugar and juice drizzle poured on hot, which sets into a crunchy crust.

1 hr 15 minServes 10

BakingBritishDesserts

by brightosprey

Pirozhki — shot from directly overhead: small yeasted buns filled with cabbage and egg

Pirozhki

Small yeasted buns filled with cabbage and egg, baked or fried, sized to be eaten out of the hand in two or three bites.

2 hr 45 minServes 8

BreadLeafy greensRussian

Pork and Fennel Meatballs — shot from directly overhead: pork mince bound with a milk and bread panade and toasted fennel seed

Pork and Fennel Meatballs

Pork mince bound with a milk and bread panade and toasted fennel seed, browned in a pan and finished in tomato sauce.

1 hr 45 minServes 4

CheeseItalianMain courses

Semolina Kasha — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Semolina Kasha

Manka, a milk semolina porridge cooked by raining the grain into moving liquid so that it thickens without lumps.

30 minutesBreakfastRussian

Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu — shot from directly overhead: coarse beef mince browned in batches then held at a bare simmer for three hours

Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu

Coarse beef mince browned in batches then held at a bare simmer for three hours, finished in the pan with the pasta.

4 hr 35 minServes 6

BeefCheeseDinner

Smoked Haddock Chowder — shot from directly overhead: undyed smoked haddock poached in milk

Smoked Haddock Chowder

Undyed smoked haddock poached in milk, with that milk becoming the soup and floury potato doing the thickening in place of flour.

BritishFishPescatarian

Smoked Haddock Kedgeree — shot from directly overhead: smoked haddock poached in milk

Smoked Haddock Kedgeree

Smoked haddock poached in milk, the rice then cooked in that same liquid, folded together with boiled eggs and curry spices.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

BreakfastBritishFish

Soft Milk Rolls — shot from directly overhead: a dough enriched with milk

Soft Milk Rolls

A dough enriched with milk, butter and egg, baked as a pull-apart tray of rolls with a close crumb that stays soft for days.

3 hr 17 minServes 12

BakingBreadVegetarian

by velvetlapwing

Sweetcorn Chowder — shot from directly overhead: a thick corn soup that simmers the stripped cobs in the stock first

Sweetcorn Chowder

A thick corn soup that simmers the stripped cobs in the stock first, then blends only part of itself for body.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

AmericanPotatoesSoups

by dapperpelican

Tagliatelle al Ragù — shot from directly overhead: bolognese ragù cooked for three hours with milk and a little wine

Tagliatelle al Ragù

Bolognese ragù cooked for three hours with milk and a little wine, served on fresh tagliatelle rather than spaghetti, which is what Bologna actually does.

3 hr 25 minServes 6

BeefDinnerItalian

Tvorog — shot from directly overhead: fresh curd cheese drained from gently warmed soured milk

Tvorog

Fresh curd cheese drained from gently warmed soured milk, the base several Russian sweet and baked dishes are built on.

13 hr 15 minServes 6

BasicsRussianVegetarian

Vanilla Custard — shot from directly overhead: a pouring custard of egg yolks

Vanilla Custard

A pouring custard of egg yolks, milk and cream thickened over low heat until it coats the back of a spoon.

BakingBritishDesserts

Vanilla Panna Cotta — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Vanilla Panna Cotta

Cream set with just enough gelatine to hold its shape for a moment on the plate and then slump under the first spoon.

DessertsItalian

Vatrushka — shot from directly overhead: yeasted buns pressed into a ring around a well of sweetened curd cheese

Vatrushka

Yeasted buns pressed into a ring around a well of sweetened curd cheese, baked until the filling sets to a soft custard.

2 hr 25 minServes 10

BreadRussianVegetarian