6 Substitutes for Milk Powder (Dry Milk)

Coffee creamer can even be used as a milk substitute in custards and other creamy desserts. Note that it can have an effect on taste and texture, so avoid flavored or sweetened creamers in savory dishes. If you’re out of dry milk when a recipe calls for it, powdered coffee creamer is a logical substitute.

In the UK its only available in powder form, is most commonly known as a coffee whitener and is available as either “regular” or “light”. In the United States, using a milk substitute for coffee and tea is a lot more popular and as a result, there are a lot more Coffee-Mate options to choose from.

• Regular milk. Regular liquid milk is an easy substitute for reconstituted milk powder.
• Liquid nondairy alternatives.
• Coconut milk powder.
• Soy milk powder.
• Rice powder.
• Cashew powder.

Water is a common ingredient, but since many people use the timer on their bread machines, most recipes call for non-fat dry milk or powdered buttermilk. However, if you are mixing your dough right away, you can certainly use fresh milk. Simply replace the water with milk or buttermilk and omit the powdered milk.

Water vs. Milk changes bread recipes by producing a softer loaf, due to the milk fat content, which also gives bread a richer flavor. Bread made with milk browns more easily than bread made with water, as lactose or milk sugar will caramelize as it bakes.

Dry milk is added to baked goods to make the bread more flavorful and tender, according to “Cookwise.” For recipes, if you do not have milk powder, you can substitute liquid milk, but other adjustments to the recipe must be made.

Nonfat dry milk is white to light cream in color with a clean dairy flavor. It is manufactured by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. It contains 5% or less moisture (by weight) and 1.5% or less milkfat (by weight). If the fat content is more than 1.5%, it must be declared in the ingredient statement.

If you don’t wish to use a dehydrator, there is another way to make powdered milk but it is not widely used. This is using the oven instead of a dehydrator. The direction is as followed: Place 1 to 2 gallons of milk into a double boiler (add water as needed).

According to the USDA, powdered milk can be stored indefinitely. An unopened package is probably still usable for two to 10 years after the printed “best by” date. Some survival stores sell nonfat dry powdered milk labeled with a 25-year shelf life.

Powdered milk is made from dehydrated, pasteurized milk. Fresh, raw milk has more nutrients and active enzymes compared to any other pasteurized milk product, including powdered milk.