Condensed milk

arkonite_babe

AFAIK nestle carnation is evaporated milk, which is totally different from condensed milk. Maybe someone else can clarify just to be sure???

amanda40

The tin says it is Caramelised concentrated milk with sugar - Rich and smooth caramel ideal for making delicious treats and desserts. - Piccy shows caremel shortcake and banoffie pies....... oh no how can I resist it!!!!! - Looks fab!!

vivaladiva

Hi everyone

Read Catowen's recipe for Banoffe Pie and rushed out and bought the condensed milk - however tin says do not boil unopened. Should I pierce the can first?
I once had a bad experience with redcurrant jelly and a pressure cooker and don't fancy a repeat or similar!! :eek:

halloweenqueen_2

No you don't need to pierce the tin, just make sure you keep the tins covered with water. Incidentlaly you can now buy this stuff ready made by nestle I think from asda.

susank

I do 3 or 4 at a time to save electricity and keep them in the cupboard - keep the tins covered with water while you boil them - its good to have some as a standby in the cupboard - yes they also sell them in our co-op for banoffi pie but it was expensive so I just boiled 3 last week. Will do me most of the summer.

vivaladiva

Thank you for the reply halloweenqueen. I'll give it a go.

BTW does anyone know what the difference is between condensed milk and evaporated milk - I guess there is one (apart from about 60p a can!).

halloweenqueen_2

You can make condensed milk.
1 cup hot tap water
2 cups sugar
2 cups dry milk powder
6 tbsp melted margarine

Measure hot water into blender add rest of ingredients, blend for a minute, it will thicken up after standing for an hour.Can store in the fridge for a week or can be frozen.

saving-grace

Bizzimum wrote:

BTW does anyone know what the difference is between condensed milk and evaporated milk - I guess there is one (apart from about 60p a can!).

Condensed milk has sugar added to it and is sweet, sticky, syrupy and gooey.
Evap milk is unsweetened and is thin and runny

shell2001

I have 2 405g cans of condensed milk which I ordered via Tesco home delivery to made some tiramassu cookies but the other ingrediants i needed to make the recipe were out of stock - dont you just hate it when that happens :mad:

So....what can I do with them???? they are just taking up space in my cupboard and to be honest I cannot remember if its this or evaporated you use to make banoffi pie??

So who's up for a challenge:D

anguk

Chocolate Caramel Fingers

4oz butter
2oz sugar
6oz plain flour.
Cream the butter & sugar, add the flour and stir until it binds together, knead until smooth then roll out and press into a 8in square tin, !!!!! well & bake for 20-30mins (180/350, gas 4). Cool in the tin. Meanwhile make the filling:

4oz butter or margarine
2oz sugar
2 tablespoons golden syrup
150ml (5fl oz) condensed milk
Place everything in a saucepan and stir until dissolved, bring slowly to the boil, then cook, stirring for about 5-7 minutes. Cool slightly then spread over the biscuit mixture and leave to set. When it's set add the topping:

4oz plain chocolate
1/2oz (15g) butter
Melt the chocolate with the butter over a low heat then spread over the caramel. Leave until set then cut into fingers, although I cut them into squares!

These are absolutely gorgeous and don't last long in my house!:o

Edit: the autocensor kicked in and replaced the word for stabbing with a fork with !!!!!! :rotfl: