Yeah! Back to School Week has started! Each day I’ll be covering basic cooking information about basic long term food storage items. You’ll want to pay attention because there may be a quiz with prizes at the end of the week. **HINT HINT…WINK WINK** I decided to start with Powdered Milk because I feel this is the least understood food storage item and definitely, I think, the least liked food storage item. Watch the videos below along with the points of interest. Hopefully this will open your eyes on the subject and give you some great ideas so you can start using you food storage today!
Powdered Milk Basics
How do I cook with Powdered Milk?
It can be hard to determine how much dry powdered milk you’ll need to cook with it in smaller amounts. That’s why I created the Powdered Milk Conversion chart that helps make it REALLY easy to cook with your powdered milk. Simply add the dry powdered milk to your dry ingredients and the necessary water to the wet ingredients.
Helpful Recipes for Using Powdered Milk:
- Sweetened Condensed Milk: Yes, you can make sweetened condensed milk from your powdered milk, this recipe also has a how-to video!
- Evaporated Milk: Amazing, right? You can also make evaporated milk.
- Magic Mix: A Magic Mix that allows you to make white sauces VERY easily. Learn how to make it into a delicious mac ‘n cheese or my FAVORITE pudding!
- Condensed Soups from Magic Mix: Learn how to make your own condensed soups from magic mix.
- Making DELICIOUS drinkable Powdered Milk: Think powdered milk is gross? Well try these tips!
More Resources for Powdered Milk:
- Powdered Milk Conversion Chart- Print out my conversion chart for using regular non-instant powdered milk (if you are using instant you’ll just need to double the amount of dry powdered milk on the chart) to use powdered milk in your cooking. There are four to a page so make sure you share them with your friends!
- Powdered MIlk Handout-A useful handout to use for yourself, friends, or classes about powdered milk.
- The 7 Day Challenge- See what it would be like to have to use powdered milk in a disaster…with fun rewards with my sister site The FoodStorageMadeEasy.NET
- Buying Powdered Milk- For more information on buying powdered milk, visit my sister site The Food Storage Shopper.NET
BONUS VIDEO: How to Mix Powdered Milk
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Crystal! Thanks for explaining that so well. I wondered what the difference was between the two instant and non-instant dry milk are. I was making a milk bath recipe for my very prego friend and it wanted non-instant. It took some searching, but I did find some eventually at Walmart.
The other thing I love about using dried milk and eggs is NO WASTE! That saves you money right there. You aren’t throwing away half a dozen eggs or some milk because you went on vacation and didn’t use it or whatever the reason.
What about dried oil? Are we only stuck with shortening? I heard that cake mixes when they were first manufactured had all the ingredients and that we only needed to add water. The women who used it didn’t feel like it was cooking so they removed the egg and oil from the mix. I’ve been thinking about making my own mixes and it looks like your recipes are perfect starting place for that with my family. Like the Make-A-Mix cookbooks. Is there such a thing as dried oil?
Thanks.
Lyndi
Great post
I’m so glad you explained the milk alternative. It make so much sense! I’m only gonna buy the real stuff!
and the difference between instant and non-instant … i love the popcorn
Crystal – I just love your site. Thanks so much – I am 66 yrs. old and still learning. I thought I understood the information on powdered milk until….regarding non-instant (cannery) verses instant (store products). I found a dry instant milk I love, “Country Cream” 100% Real Instant Nonfat Milk”. I see that they use the same measurements as cannery milk but the can says it is instant. It mixes up really easy. My question is – Is the cannery non-instant milk real milk or made from whey? Is it processed differently than “Country Cream”? Are both of these milk products fortified with Vitamin A&D unlike “alternative” milk drinks?
I’m sure I would use the same amounts as the cannery milk, when mixing and putting in recipes. Thanks so much for helping with these questions.
Sorry I didn’t put my website so you could answer my quetions – duh!
Yes, cannery milk is REAL milk and yes, it is fortified with vitamin D. I’d have to look into it more if your instant milk calls for 3/4 C. per quart like the cannery milk does. I hope that helps!
The “Country Cream” milk calls for 2/3 C water per quart. It is on sale at Macey’s for $6.99 #10 can – weight of 3.1 oz. and makes 5 gallons. It was very good. I made up 2 quarts and added 1/2 the vanilla and sugar you suggest for a gallon. It may not have need it. It was my first time making it and I wanted it to taste good. I’ll try it without next time. Thanks
I just got back from Maceys. I was quoted the wrong price. “Country Cream” is on sale for $10.99. If you look on the internet, it is quite expensive. They quoted the price @ $6.99 for the Country Fresh Farms Real Milk and it is instant but requires 1 1/3 C of powdered milk for a quart of milk. I will try the cannery milk since in is made from REAL milk and is less money. Sorry for the price error.
Hi. I love your posts this week. I have a question though. I have been using powdered milk I buy from Emergency Essentials. It is Provident Pantry brand and the label says 100% Instant Fat-Free Milk. It has the same milk and water measurments as you give and it is a very fine powder like you showed for the milk (not the instant bigger powder). But, it says it is instant on the label. Is this product instant or non instant? Do you know? Thanks
I would guess instant since it says it on the can. If I were you I’d ask Emergency Essentials…maybe they know something I don’t.
so for your milk conversion chart is it instant or non instant that you would use?
non instant
OK you crack me up..Even us non-blondes can get the lid on wrong..LOL!! Thanks for the VERY useful info between the store bought instant versus the cannery non-instant milks. Ever since I have found your website and educated myself on food storage I can’t imagine NOT using my food storge. You rock!!!
OOOPS!!Sorry that was my post above..Forgot to type in my name..See us non-blondes makemistakes too!!
Thank you for all your recipes and information! I just discovered non-instant powdered milk! I purchase from my food co-op. I pay a little more because I purchase organic. Mine comes out to about $2.30 per gallon. But that is for organic. If I purchase fresh milk…non organic is $3.30, and organic is $6. So I am still saving a lot of money. I love that your recipes are for the non-instant. I am finding a lot of good mix recipes out there, but they use the instant, and it can be hard to adjust especially when taking in to account the other ingredients. I love your chart too! That is soooo helpful! Thanks so much. I too had discovered the non-instant takes up so much less storage space. I am quickly learning how to use it and it can replace so many other products! You can also make yogurt with powdered milk, and some soft cheeses. So in a real pinch, you can have most of your dairy needs taken care of.
Okay I know there is powdered butter (which I’m not a huge fan of) but I don’t think there is powdered shortening…or at least I don’t think that is what they use in mixes. Most mixes will cut in the shortening (like the magic mix) and it still looks mostly powderie. In the Make A Mix cookbook, that is what they do.
I cannot do dairy, what about powdered soy milk- what’s the best and can it be used the same as the non instant milk?
I was wondering if you had a conversion for tiny amounts of milk? I found a recipe for cake in a mug that you bake in the microwave.. It calls for 2 Tablespoons of milk and 1 egg. I’m thinking I could use powdered milk and powdered eggs so I could make a mix and give for presents. All they would have to do is add oil and water and have instant cake! I’ve tried it using regular milk and a real egg, it’s not bad. Much better than making a whole cake and having it stare at you all day daring you to eat it
Jennifer
Jennifer,
I don’t know much about powdered soy milk…sorry!
2 T. is half of a 1/2 C. So take the measurements for a half cup and divide by two.
Do you mean 1/2 of a 1/4???? half of a 1/2 cup is 1/4 cup. do you really mean divide 1/4 cup measurment by 2??????
Sorry 2 T. is half of a 1/4 C.
Just so you know, I bought powdered non-instant milk at the LDS cannery yesterday and the lady there was commenting on how this is a great time to buy. She said she remembered not too long ago when it was something like $18/can, then it went to $12, then to $9, and now it’s $5.30 a can. Now, I don’t know any of that from personal experience… that’s the first can I’ve ever purchased, but if it’s true, now would be a great time to stock up! (Then maybe pray for the poor dairy farmers…)
Can I ask what you do if you have to have your kids drink whole milk because they need the fat content in it? Is there a way to have whole milk with using powdered milk as drinking milk? Our family needs the fat which is why I've been hesitant to make the change.
My kids drink whole milk. I store canned evaporated milk for them in case
of an emergency where I can't purchase milk.
Hi,
I'm just wondering, for the magic mix, if you use instant milk, do you need to double the amount like you would for anything else? Silly question, probably, but I just learned there was a difference between the two!
Yes, you would need to double the amount of milk.
Nestle makes a whole milk powder called Nido. They sell it at Walmart in the Hispanic aisle. I use it all the time when we run out of vit D milk for my little guy.
Nestle makes a whole milk powder called Nido. They sell it at Walmart in the Hispanic aisle. I use it all the time when we run out of vit D milk for my little guy.