Acidulated Milk
Ingredients
Directions
Mix the citric acid with the fresh milk. Stir until well combined.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Citric acid
- Adds acidity, which lowers the milk's pH and gives it a tart flavour.
- Fresh milk
- Provides the liquid base and proteins that the acid acts upon.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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