Over the weekends, I made Dulce De Leche as requested by Mommy.
Making this one will test your patience because you need to cook condensed milk for 3 to 4 hours.
Doing this recipe needs you to check first what you are going to use. Condensed Milk is often replaced with "Condesada" since it is cheaper but ending to a liquid rather than a thickened milk.
Why replacing Condensed Milk with Condesada is not recommended in making Dulce De Leche?
Here are some notes.
Here are some notes.
Condensed Milk is different from Condensada
Although condensed milk and condesada look and taste the same when opened, their composition is entirely different. Condensed Milk is milk with sugar while Condensada is condensed creamer.
Like Condensed Milk, Condensada is also sweetened condensed milk but commonly mixed with vegetable oil, whey powder, skim milk, maltodextrin, carrageenan, salt, and lactose.
After cooking
Condensed milk and Condensada will both become dark brown when cooked. However, condensed milk will become thick while condensada remains liquid.
What to use? (Got from Chef Jackie Ang Po )
Condensed Milk is good for Dulce de leche, yema filling for brazo de mercedes, for baking, or anything that needs to be thickened.
For other recipes, you can use either condensed milk or condesada like Leche flan, halo-halo, fruit salad, sauces, and anything that does not need thickening like spreads and dips.
There are several ways of doing dulce de leche – the traditional way, opened can of condensed milk, unopened can of condensed milk.
Traditional Way
This method uses raw milk mixed with sugar, baking soda, and vanilla or other flavorings. It is cooked until thickened.
Opened can of condensed milk
The milk is either baked in an oven, cooked in a microwave oven, or cooked in a double boiler.
Unopened Can of Condensed milk
The entire unopened can of condensed milk is submerged in water and simmer 3-4 hours. A pressure cooker can be also used to reduce the cooking time from hours to 30-40 minutes.
Here what I did for the Dulce De Leche:
Dulce De Leche
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1 can Alaska Condensed Milk
Cooking Instruction:
1. In a sauce pan, submerge at least 3/4 of the can with water.
2. Bring to boil and simmer for 4 hours.
3. Remove the can from the water and cool at room temperature before opening.
4. Transfer in a glass container.
2. Bring to boil and simmer for 4 hours.
3. Remove the can from the water and cool at room temperature before opening.
4. Transfer in a glass container.
Serving size: 370 ml
