What can I use instead of Dry milk powder?

Fresh milk: Replace the powder + its water with an equal amount of milk. Evaporated milk + water: 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water.

What changes when you substitute Dry milk powder?

Slightly less milky flavor in breads. Richer.

Substitute for Dry milk powder

What it does in a recipe: Concentrated milk solids for bread machines and rich bakes.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Fresh milk

per 1/4 cup powder + 1 cup water

USReplace the powder + its water with an equal amount of milk

Metric—

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy

Simplest swap.

What changes: Slightly less milky flavor in breads

Evaporated milk + water

per 1 cup reconstituted milk

US1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water

Metric120 ml + 120 ml

CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy

Richer.

What changes: Richer

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Dry milk powder?: Fresh milk: Replace the powder + its water with an equal amount of milk. Evaporated milk + water: 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Dry milk powder?: Fresh milk (per 1/4 cup powder + 1 cup water) — US: Replace the powder + its water with an equal amount of milk. Metric: —.
What changes when you substitute Dry milk powder?: Slightly less milky flavor in breads. Richer.

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