Re: Whole milk substitute

N Jill Marsh (njmarsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:

> On 12 May 2008 01:16:47 GMT, Opus the Penguin
> <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>Jamoncillo (Dulce de Leche) recipe
>>
>>1 cup whole pecans
>>1/4 cup whole milk
>>1 cup sweetened condensed milk
>>
>>Line a pie pan with wax paper.
>>
>>In a blender, mix whole milk for 2 minutes. Over medium heat, boil
>>the sweetened condensed milk, stirring constantly. Once it starts
>>boiling, remove from the heat and add the milk from the blender.
>>Mix well. Continue mixing and then pour into prepared pie pan.
>>Garnish with whole pecans. Let cool before cutting into squares or
>>desired shape. 
> 
> Oh, man, I bet this is good.
> 
> nj"all hungry now"m
> 

I'll let you know. I'm going to try it without the pecans first, just 
to make sure the base is right. We used to buy it this way from the 
vendors on Olvera Street in Los Angeles.

I hadn't thought about making any myself until last night.

Last night, I served Mrs. P. and the family shrimp cocktail, grilled 
steaks, and baked potatoes. I know it's more of a Father's Day meal, 
but she was happy. I told her I'd take her out when the restaurants 
were less crowded.

The marinade for the steaks, by the way, included some pink Himalayan 
sea salt courtesy of Veronique. And the baked potatoes are better 
than any we ever get in restaurants. I baste them with butter and 
sprinkle them with salt and put them in the toaster oven at 400 F. 
After a half hour or so they get basted, salted, and turned. Cook 
them for at least an hour until the skin is like a hard shell when 
you pierce it with a fork. Yummy, flaky, and moist inside and a 
totally edible skin.

Anyway, when I was planning the meal, I couldn't figure out what to 
do for dessert. Mrs. P. is so sensitive to caffeine that a chocolate 
dessert will actually interfere with her sleep. I thought about 
trying creme brulee, but it looked involved, and I'd never done it 
before.

Then I remembered our thread about sweetened condensed milk and how 
you can make dulce de leche by defying the instructions on the 
outside of the can. So I boiled a can of that for 2 1/2 hours. 
Meanwhile, I made blond brownies--brown sugar, butter, flour, 
vanilla, and a little baking powder. And I bought some butter pecan 
ice cream. Dessert was a blond brownie topped with butter pecan ice 
cream drizzled with dulce de leche. And was it ever good.

As I tasted the dulce de leche, I realized the taste was not 
unfamiliar. It was like those jamoncillo bars we used to get at 
Olvera Street. Suddenly it occurred to me that perhaps I could 
produce these myself.

Just another example of better living through alt.fan.cecil-adams.

-- 
Opus the Penguin
It's easy to resist temptation when it comes in the form of 
Budweiser. - darkon