Sour milk is a universal product that has been widely used in cooking. Not only homemade cottage cheese or cheese is made from it, but also a lot of other interesting dishes. On its basis incredibly tasty soups, salad dressings and fragrant delicate pastries are obtained. Today's publication has collected some simple recipes for sour milk dishes .
Cottage cheese
If you have found a little sour milk in the refrigerator, do not rush to pour it into the sink. From it you can make a very healthy homemade cheese with a delicate creamy taste. It will be an excellent substitute for store analogues and is perfect for creating various sandwiches. To prepare this dish from sour milk, you will need:
- 4 large spoons of sour cream;
- liter of sour milk;
- 4 chicken eggs;
- a teaspoon of natural lemon juice;
- dill greens.
In one saucepan, sour milk and lemon juice are combined. All this is sent to the stove and heated over moderate heat. Eggs are poured into warm milk, whipped with sour cream and salt, and cooked together for twenty-five minutes. Shortly before the completion of the heat treatment, chopped dill is added to the boiling mixture.
As soon as the whey begins to separate from the curd mass, the cheese is transferred to a colander lined with gauze folded in several layers, wrapped and left under oppression for at least two hours. An almost finished product, from which the glass is excess liquid, is cleaned in the refrigerator so that it finally ripens. As a rule, the duration of this process does not exceed twelve hours.
Fritters
We draw your attention to another version of a dish of sour milk, a recipe with a photo of which can be seen a little lower. These lush and fragrant fritters are great for a family breakfast. They go well with sour cream, condensed milk, jams and other sweet additives. Therefore, even the smallest members of your family will surely like it. To prepare them you will need:
- 500 milliliters of sour milk;
- a glass of fine flour;
- a pair of eggs;
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda;
- salt and sugar.
Milk is combined in one bowl with eggs and soda. The resulting mass is slightly whipped with a whisk, and then mixed with sugar, salt and flour enriched with oxygen. A container with the finished dough is placed in a bowl of hot water, covered with a towel and left for fifteen minutes. After a quarter of an hour, spread it with a spoon into a hot vegetable oil and fry for several minutes on each side.
Berry pie
This recipe for sour milk (photos of such treats can be found in the course of this article) is so simple that it will certainly interest many young housewives. The pastries made on it will be a good addition to family tea drinking or friendly gatherings. To make such a pie you will need:
- 200 milliliters of sour milk;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- a pair of eggs;
- a teaspoon of baking powder;
- 300 grams of any berries;
- a couple of glasses of sifted flour;
- a pinch of vanillin.
Beat eggs with sugar and then combine with sour milk. The resulting liquid is mixed with vanilla, baking powder and oxygen-enriched flour. Part of the finished dough is poured into a greased form. Washed berries are spread on top and covered with the remaining flour mass. Bake homemade pie at an average temperature of no longer than forty minutes.
Thin pancakes
This sour milk dish can be served with sour cream, condensed milk or jam. In addition, on its basis, you can cook pancakes stuffed with any sweet or salty filling. To create such a treat you will need:
- liter of sour milk;
- ½ teaspoon of soda;
- a pair of eggs;
- 3 large spoons of sugar;
- a couple glasses of fine flour;
- 5 large spoons of vegetable oil;
- a pinch of salt.
A third of the available sour milk is combined with eggs whipped with sugar and salt. The flour enriched with oxygen is gradually added to the resulting mass and mixed well, trying to get rid of the lumps. At the very end, the remaining milk, soda and vegetable oil are added there. The batter is poured in small portions onto a hot skillet and fried on each side. Ready pancakes are stacked on a plate and greased with oil or stuffed with various fillings.
Mastava
This is a national Uzbek dish with sour milk. It is a meat soup with the addition of rice cereal and a large number of various vegetables. To prepare it, you will need:
- a pound of lamb;
- 4 tomatoes;
- 100 milliliters of sour milk;
- a pair of large spoons of rice;
- 6 potatoes;
- on medium carrots and onions;
- small turnip;
- dill, parsley and cilantro;
- ground red pepper, salt and vegetable oil.
First you need to do turnips, onions and carrots. They are washed, cleaned, ground and lightly fried in a small amount of vegetable fat. Lean oil is poured into a separate thick-walled pan, it is thoroughly heated and lamb slices are added to it. As soon as the meat is browned, it is poured with water and boiled, not forgetting to remove the resulting foam.
An hour later, fried vegetables are loaded into the meat pan, and another fifteen minutes later - fresh tomatoes. Shortly before the completion of the heat treatment, chopped potatoes and washed rice are added to the future Uzbek soup . All this is cooked until the vegetables are soft, sprinkled with chopped greens and removed from the stove. Before serving, the mastava is seasoned with sour milk.
Scones
This dish of sour milk can be a substitute for the usual bread or a great addition to tea. It can be eaten with soups or dipped in jam or honey. To prepare such universal cakes, you will need:
- 200 grams of wheat flour;
- 250 milliliters of sour milk;
- 70 grams of butter;
- ½ teaspoon of soda and salt;
- vegetable oil (for frying).
Sour milk is combined with soda and salt, and then mixed with melted butter and oxygenated flour. The finished liquid and viscous dough is poured in portions onto a hot greased frying pan and fried on each side. The browned cakes are stacked on a plate and served to the table.
Homemade cottage cheese
This is a classic example of a simple and wholesome yogurt dish in a slow cooker. Such cottage cheese will not contain a single gram of harmful additives, which means it is ideal for baby food. To prepare it, you need only 1 liter of sour cow's milk.
The main and only ingredient is poured into the multicooker bowl and cooked in the “Heating” mode for an hour. Then the contents of the cooking container of the device are thrown onto a sieve lined with clean gauze and removed to the side. After a few hours, the fabric is tied with a bag and squeezed slightly to get rid of the remaining serum.
Manna
This recipe for a dish of sour milk is likely to cause considerable interest among lovers of homemade cakes. Mannik prepared in this way has a pleasant taste and retains its original freshness for a long time. To create it you will need:
- a glass of semolina;
- ½ teaspoon of soda;
- a glass of sour milk;
- 3 eggs;
- a glass of sugar;
- 170 grams of good butter;
- a glass of wheat flour.
Semolina is poured with sour milk and left for at least an hour. Then they add eggs, soda, sugar, ghee and oxygen-rich flour. The finished dough is intensively beaten with a mixer and poured into the greased capacity of the multicooker. The appliance is covered and the “Baking” mode is activated. After about an hour, the browned manna is removed from the bowl of the multicooker and served on the table. If desired, steamed raisins, any berries, pieces of fruit, grated chocolate, chopped nuts or any other toppings are added to the dough from which such a cake is baked.
Cucumber soup
This light sour milk first course is perfect for a summer lunch. It is served cold and cooked without any heat treatment at all. To make such a soup, you will need:
- a pair of fresh cucumbers;
- a large spoonful of chopped walnuts and vegetable oil;
- clove of garlic;
- 100 milliliters of filtered water and sour milk;
- ½ boiled egg;
- salt and fresh dill.
Washed cucumbers are peeled, cut into small cubes and put in a suitable saucepan. Garlic, minced dill and vegetable oil are added there. All this is poured with sour milk and filtered water. The fully prepared cucumber soup is cooled in the refrigerator and only after that it is laid out in portioned plates. Immediately before use, it is sprinkled with chopped walnuts and decorated with pieces of boiled egg.