Milk is a key ingredient for a wide range of classic British dishes and provides the foundation for some of our most comforting dinner table favourites. Milk is extremely versatile and can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes, and the consistent quality of milk makes it ideal for producing premium results whether you are running a professional kitchen or just cooking and baking for the family at home.
The popularity of milk comes from it helping a dish brown in the oven, it can tenderise meat and fish in a dish, it can provide structure by binding and thickening a sauce, it can hydrate dry ingredients and it can provide moisture and flavour. And here we have picked out some enduring favourite dishes.
Milk plays a central role in this simple but glorious recipe, and combines with eggs and flour to make a batter that needs to be light and smooth, but not too thick. Of course pancakes can have both sweet and savoury toppings and provide a great start to the day.
Much like with pancakes, milk is essential here in making a light batter that needs to be whisked well so that it rises under hot temperatures in the oven. Yorkshire puddings are a key element of a classic Sunday roast and good quality milk is essential in order that you get them crisp and brown and able to hold lashings of lovely gravy.
Lactose Free Rice Pudding with Orange & Cardamom Syrup
You need to allow plenty of time for this recipe, but the results are worth it. Milk is brought to the boil with some pudding rice and then slowly simmered for up to one hour. This is the best way to get the gloopy, creamy and consistent thickness you need in your rice pudding. And then of course you need to allow it to cool, before you refrigerate the mix. This recipe uses lactose-free milk for those people who have a lactose intolerance, and the resulting creamy, milky rice combines perfectly with the tangy orange and cardamom.
Cauliflower cheese is another British classic that goes with a Sunday roast, but also as an accompaniment to any combination of meat and vegetables. Milk is used as a foundation for your cheese sauce, and helps to make it thick, consistent and glorious.
Gone are the days when hot cross buns were a delicacy we enjoyed only at Easter. They are now in the shops all year round since we realised we were denying ourselves a surefire classic for 51 weeks of the year. Milk forms part of the dough in this recipe and is an essential ingredient in combining with the flour, sugar, spices, yeast and salt, before dried fruits and orange zest are added to make the critical difference. The resulting golden-brown glazed buns spread with delicious butter can now be an everyday treat.
Try these recipes for yourself with our range of milks.