Ingredient Information

Milk

There is a dizzying array of milk in the dairy case today.

Milk is usually a significant source of fat and calories in a recipe so the recipes on this site are specific about the type of milk used. Very few recipes turn out well using skim milk. While it has only about 3/4 gram of fat per cup it is usually too thin to add enough creaminess and body to a recipe

1% milk has 2.5 grams of fat per cup. In the same eight ounces of 2% milk there is about 4.5 grams of fat. So that’s 2 grams per cup of milk saved.

Most of these recipes have been tested with both and use one or the other primarily based on flavor or texture in a particular recipe.

Whole milk is higher in fat and calories. Sometimes the carton will simply say “Homogenized Milk.” Nine grams of fat per cup.