Baked milk is a truly Slavic drink,which in the world has no analogues. A product resembling melted milk is in Turkic nationalities, they prepare a national drink from it - katyk. However, the technology of preparation of these drinks are very different. For the manufacture of katyk billet is subjected to prolonged boiling, as a result, it acquires the desired concentration and taste. In the preparation of a product such as baked milk, a long languor is used, that is, heating without boiling.
Baked milk is a delicious drink.light beige shade with specific organoleptic qualities. In Russia, this product was cooked in a Russian stove, soaking boiled milk there for a day. Milk treated in this way not only acquires a special taste, but also retains its freshness longer. In addition, on the basis of baked milk, you can cook a lot of different delicious dishes.
Baked milk is a healthy product, in it,thanks to the evaporation of excess liquid, contains more vitamin A, as well as calcium and iron than in plain milk. Therefore, this product can be recommended for feeding children and pregnant women. The only contraindication to the use of baked milk is lactose deficiency and allergy to dairy products.
В настоящее время топленое молоко готовят на dairy plants. The production process takes place as follows: pasteurized whole milk is placed in closed containers, where it is kept for several hours with constant stirring at a temperature of about 95 degrees.
The question may arise, but how to make melted milk at home?I must say that there are many recipes for preparing this tasty drink. To do this, use modern kitchen appliances - an oven or a slow cooker. However, there is a lightweight recipe for baked milk. using a thermos.
In the latter case, milk (better to take homeor simply a product of high fat content) brought to a boil and poured hot in a thermos. After 12 hours of exposure, the baked milk is ready. To make a drink using this method, you need a thermos with good thermal insulation. In order to keep the temperature better, it will be possible to additionally wrap it in a warm blanket.
But still it is better to cook melted milk inoven, although this process is more troublesome and requires periodic monitoring. To make a drink using this recipe, boil the milk on the stove, then pour it into a clay pot and put it in an oven preheated to 80-100 degrees. It is necessary to simmer milk for 6-8 hours, regularly checking its condition and using a spoon to immerse the foam that has formed at the bottom of the dish. Thanks to this operation, the milk will acquire a beautiful color, and the delicious upper crust will become thicker.
When cooking melted milk, you need to remember that the fatter the original product, the longer it will take for languishing and the tastier the result will be.
Cooked baked milk can be drunk justso, and can be used as a basis for cooking different dishes. For example, the most delicious homemade ryazhenka. To do this, freshly cooked baked milk should be cooled to a warm state and fermented with good sour cream. Proportion: for 3 liters of milk - 1 liter of sour cream. Mix well (can be a mixer) and put on the weakest fire or water bath. Warm up for thirty minutes, not forgetting to interfere, then put the dishes with the workpiece on the table, cover it with gauze (not a lid!) And let it brew for 6 hours. Ryazhenka is ready! It is very tasty to drink it just like that, but you can make this drink with various additives. For example, you can mix ryazhenka with pieces of fruit, berries or add fruit puree, jam or grated chocolate.
Кроме того, из топленого молока можно приготовить very tasty jelly, brewing it with starch, or jelly. And what kind of tasty on baked milk porridges turn out, as well as pancakes and pancakes! However, all the pastries, the dough for which was kneaded with baked milk, is fragrant and very tender.
