It's been a busy week, and it is halfway over! So, let's get busy with information regarding using your Powdered Milk. As stated before, this is such a versatile food. Let's start with one of my personal favorites!
Mix together:
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cup non instant dry milk powder.
Beat into 4 cups boiling water and cook 1 minute. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and pour into mold and freeze.
(These are really, really, really yummy!)
Here is another sweet indulgence!
Magic Milk Shakes (http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/magicmilkshakes.htm)
1-1/2 to 2 cups ice water
1-1/2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 1-1/2 trays of ice cubes, as much as you can spare
2 tablespoons corn oil plus a 5-second squirt of non-stick spray for emulsification purposes
Place all of the ingredients into the blender, including the oil and the non-stick spray. Use less water for thicker milk shakes and more water for shakes that are easy on your blender motor. The blender should be about 3/4's full. Place the lid on. Process for a full 2 minutes. Pour into cups and serve. Makes 4 - 12oz servings. For preparation tips please see below.
I love this recipe because it makes very rich milk shakes without any ice cream. I don't always have ice cream in the house because the kids eat it so fast. With this recipe we can have delicious frosty milk shakes for a fraction of the cost of those using ice cream. And all the ingredients are on the pantry shelf.
Reader's Tip: A reader named Chris made these with Splenda replacing the sugar measure for measure and said they turned out perfectly. If you like Splenda, then this tip would be a great way to reduce the calories and make them sugar-free. Thanks for sharing Chris!
Variations:
Add 1 very ripe banana for a chocolate banana shake
Add a big spoonful of peanut butter for a decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake.
Add a few broken red and white candy mints for a refreshing Chocolate Mint shake.
To make Vanilla Milk Shakes, omit the cocoa powder, reduce the sugar to 1/2-cup and add 1 tablespoon (yes a full tablespoon) of vanilla flavoring. For a french vanilla milk shake crack in an egg too.
PEANUT BUTTER PLAY-DOH (http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf95145039.tip.html )
2 c. peanut butter
2 c. powdered milk
1 c. honey, or corn syrup
Mix all together. Give your child a cookie sheet and play-doh and watch the fun begin! Kids can knead it and make sculptures out of it and then eat it, too!
Satisfy that sweet tooth....today!!!
The milkshakes are divine!!! The kids like to share them with neighbor kids. Make very big shakes.
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