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Milk powder

奶粉Nǎifěn

Dairy milk dried into a powder. It supplies milk solids in doughs, pastries and other foods, and is distinct from liquid milk.

Type
Dairy

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A white to light-cream powder with a dairy flavour. Packaging distinguishes whole-milk powder from skimmed or nonfat forms.

In the kitchen

Added to some steamed-bun doughs and coconut-tart pastry shells. It can also be mixed with water.

Whole-milk powder contains more milk fat than skimmed or nonfat forms. Instant and non-instant powders differ in how readily they disperse. Milk powder is a dairy ingredient, not a plant-based milk substitute.

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